New Jewish Books
Illustrator: Cosei Kawa Young Lily Marks loves to stand on her tiptoes. When her parents notice weakness in her legs, her doctor suggests dancing lessons to strengthen them. Lily falls in love with balletbut...
Illustrator: Daniela Stamatiadi In Germany in 1938, playing and dancing to jazz music is forbidden. The Hitler Youth patrol the night streets looking for anyone who breaks the rules. Albert is a member of...
The world began when God said “Light,” And changed the world from dark to bright. Gentle rhyming couplets tell the story of how God created the world, describing six days of work fashioning everything...
Illustrated by Elisa Vavouri Pavel is a new American, excited about his new country. When his rabbi tells him that the Civilian Conservation Corps is hiring young people, Pavel is thrilled. As a member...
Illustrator: Merrilee Liddiard It’s 1942. Sam’s class is knitting socks for soldiers and Sam is a terrible knitter. Keiko is a good knitter, but some kids at school don’t want anything to do with...
Moe Berg is not a typical baseball player. He’s Jewishvery unusual for the major leagues in the 1930shas a law degree, speaks several languages, and loves traveling the world. He also happens to be...
Illustrator: Barbara Vagnozzi Paulie the moos-ician can hardly wait to host a Passover seder for his friends. Unfortunately, his seder doesn’t turn out quite the way he planned. Will the hunt for the afikomen...
Illustrator: Mary Hall Walkin’ with my family, Lookin’ mighty neat, Gonna see my bubbe, She’s got the beat! Join in the fun as a kid and his bubbe prepare for Shabbat!
Avi Ofer, illustrator In Jerusalem, in the early 20th century, a little girl named Malka (“queen” in Hebrew) dreams of dressing up as Queen Esther. It is the festival of Purim, and all the...
Kyrsten Brooker, illustrator It’s Lily’s turn to say the Four Questions at the Passover Seder, but nobody will help her practice. Things change with the arrival of Hametz the Parrot. Clever Hametz not only...
