Room for One More by Monique Polak
For twelve-year-old Rosetta Wolfson, the war in Europe seems very far off from her home in Canada. Then Mr. Schwartzberg comes to tea and asks Rosetta’s parents if they will take in a young...
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The Elephant in the Sukkah by Sherri Mandell
Illustrator: Ivana Kuman Henry, once a happy circus elephant, feels lonely and sad at the farm for old elephants, where nobody wants to hear him sing. One evening, he follows the sound of music...
Chelm for the Holidays by Valerie Estelle Frankel
Illustrator: Sonja Wimmer Celebrating Jewish holidays has never been sillier than in Chelm, the Village of Fools! While the Chelmites try to solve problems―like outsmarting bees to get Rosh Hashanah honey, and keeping menorah...
Shanah Tovah, Grover! by Joni Kibort Sussman
Tom Leigh (Illustrator) Shanah Tovah, everybodeeee! Help Grover get ready to welcome the Jewish New Year.
A Dreidel in Time: A New Spin on an Old Tale by Marcia Berneger
Beatriz Castro (Illustrator) Devorah and Benjamin are excited to open their Hanukkah present from Bubbe and Zayde, which turns out to be an ugly old dreidel. It’s a big disappointment―until the dreidel transports them...
The Best Four Questions by Rachelle Burk
Illustrator: Mélanie Florian Marcy is finally old enough to ask The Four Questions at her family’s Passover seder. She’s sure when it’s her time to shine, her questions will be the best ever. Though...
The Golden Bell by Tamar Sachs
Illustrator: Yossi Abolafia Translator: Nancy Wellins In biblical times, Itamar, the tailor’s son, has carefully carried the High Priest’s robe—with its little golden bells sewn onto the hem—home for his father to mend. But...
Where’s the Potty on This Ark? by Kerry Olitzky
Illustrated by Abigail Tompkins Uh-oh! The animals need to go. Not just on a journey on Noah’s Ark, but to the potty, too! Noah’s wife, Naamah, helps each animalowl, giraffe, monkey, raccoon, and even...
Pinky Bloom and the Case of the Missing Kiddush Cup by Judy Press
Illustrated by Erica-Jane Waters Fourth grader Peninaaka Pinkyis a Yankees fan, an older sister, and Brooklyn’s greatest kid detective. With the help of her pet cat DJ, her best pal Lucy Chang, and her...
Raisins and Almonds: A Yiddish Lullaby by Susan Tarcov
Sonia Sánchez, illustrator Scribble-scrabble. Scribble-scrabble. What is the noise coming from under Annie’s bed? It’s a little white goat, says her mother. Together mother and child create a fantastical adventure in an imaginary world....
