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Use this free lesson plan along side I Never Saw Another Butterfly for Holocaust studies, particularly for Holocaust Remembrance Day or Yom Hashoah. Children will learn about children who endured the Holocaust and their spiritual resistance.
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Using the book, the Butterfly, by Patricia Polacco, children learn about the Holocaust through the eyes of 2 young girls in France: resistance and resistors, and the butterfly as a symbol of freedom. An excellent teaching tool.
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A collection of activities for preschoolers and early readers to do related to Sukkot and Simchat Torah. PB
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Sammy wants nothing more than to be cast as one of the ten plagues in his Hebrew school's Passover play. But when his teacher assigns him the role of the matzoh, Sammy can't believe his bad luck. No Matzoh for Me! presents the Passover story of the Jewish holiday in a humorous, accessible, and kid-friendly way.
Illustrated by Bryan Hendrix.
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Small print or decorative label pasted into a book, often on the inside front cover, to indicate its owner. Simple typographical bookplates are termed "booklabels".
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Small print or decorative label pasted into a book, often on the inside front cover, to indicate its owner. Simple typographical bookplates are termed "booklabels".
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Small print or decorative label pasted into a book, often on the inside front cover, to indicate its owner. Simple typographical bookplates are termed "booklabels".
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Small print or decorative label pasted into book, often on inside front cover, to indicate its owner. Simple typographical bookplates are termed "booklabels".
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Small print or decorative label pasted into a book, often on the inside front cover, to indicate its owner. Simple typographical bookplates are termed "booklabels".
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Small print or decorative label pasted into a book, often on the inside front cover, to indicate its owner. Simple typographical bookplates are termed "booklabels".
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Small print or decorative label pasted into a book, often on the inside front cover, to indicate its owner. Simple typographical bookplates are termed "booklabels".
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Small print or decorative label pasted into a book, often on the inside front cover, to indicate its owner. Simple typographical bookplates are termed "booklabels".
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Passover is a time for families and friends to celebrate their faith and shared history, with honored practices dating back centuries. Tomie dePaola's straightforward text and understated illustrations provide simple insight into the holiday background for young readers, while eyecatching foil emphasizes the importance of traditional Passover items.
Describes with illustrations and simple text the special parts of a Seder meal which celebrates the Jewish feast of Passover. On board pages.
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Purim Fun for Little Hands
by Katherine Janus Kahn
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Festival of Freedom
by Maida Silverman
Retells the story of the Israelites' fight for liberation from slavery in Egypt and presents recipes used in celebrating that occasion, Passover; a song; and instructions for a traditional seder.
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Cam Jansen and the Triceratops Pops Mystery by David A. Adler
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Bones and the Cupcake Mystery
by David A. Adler. Illustrated by Barbara Newman
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From buzzing to different flowers to being a vital part of the earth's ecosystem, bees are very busy creatures. Beautiful pictures help children see bees up close without fear of the sting! Ages 5-7 Level 2 reader.
Bees...honey...Rosh Hashanah!
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From singing holiday songs to playing favorite games, this first introduction celebrates all of the wonderful festivities and traditions of Passover.The loving and lovable family of Hanukkah Lights, Hanukkah Nights comes together once again, this time to celebrate Passover. They sing songs, say prayers, eat special foods, and play a special Passover game. Young readers will delight as the simple text and playful illustrations introduce them to all the traditions of this joyous and important holiday.
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Come, Let Us Welcome Shabbat
by Judyth Groner and Madeline Wikler
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For eight nights, the menorah glows.
Who will light it tonight?
No on knows!
Besides playing dreidel, eating latkes, and singing songs, everyone wants a turn to hold the shamash and light the Chanukah candles. You can celebrate the holiday by decorating with the shimmery foil stickers anywhere that needs a little Chanukah warmth!
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Pocket-sized book with a lovely ribbon bookmark - briefly covers the traditions, meanings, and prayers of Hanukah.
Makes a lovely gift.
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A delightful learning aid for children on subjects ranging from Israel to the Jewish holidays to life in modern-day Israel.
The activities focus on specific reading skills and provide a provocative, creative challenge for the young reader.
Word games and puzzles, maps and stories - Of Milk and Honey makes learning fun!
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Escape from Egypt
by Sonia Levitin
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Moses in Egypt
by Lynne Reid Banks
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Opposites: A Beginners Book of Signs
by Angela Bednarczyk & Janet Weinstock
We all use signs every day to communicate, Research shows that babies who learn to sign, whether they can hear or not, are able to communicate their desires long before they can vocalize them. So share this book with your child and learn a new language together.
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When little Critter wants a new skateboard, Dad tells him that he needs to save his own money to buy it! From feeding the dog to selling lemonade, Little Critter learns the value of a dollar. An "I Can Read" My First Reading book Ages 4-6
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Passover Board Book
By David Sokoloff
This colorful board book will delight toddlers learning about the holiday of Passover. A good book to provide at the Seder for children 2 to 5.
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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was famous for her stylish collars (called jabots) and her commanding dissents. This opera-loving New Yorker has always spoken her mind; as a young lawyer, RBG advocated for gender equality and women's rights when few others did. She gained attention for the cases she won when arguing in front of the Supreme Court, before taking her place on the bench in 1993
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Children will love learning to count with their adorable friend Mendel!
The playful illustrations and strong Jewish content in this sturdy board book enable kids to learn and have fun at the same time.
Great for babies to preschool
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The Carp in the Bathtub
by Barbara Cohen, illustrated by Joan Halpern.
Two children try to rescue the carp their mother plans to make into gefilte fish for the Seder.
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Introduce children to the many Yiddish words and phrases their grandparents might use. Delightful pictures and hilarious prose will help children "break the code." Grandparents will love sharing this book with their grandbabies. Written by Laurel Snyder, author of Baxter, the Pig Who Wanted to be Kosher and Good Night, Laila Tov.
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It Could Always Be Worse: A Yiddish Folk Tale by Margot Zemach
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Purim
by Carmen Bredeson
An introduction to the Jewish holiday of Purim, which commemorates Queen Esther of Persia and how she saved the Jews.
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Ranging from folktales to contemporary stories, this anthology celebrates the richness of the Jewish heritage. The stellar list of contributors includes Isaac Bashevis Singer, Lynn Reid Banks, and Michael Rosen.
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Layla's Head Scarf by Miriam Cohen
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Get Ready for Shabbos with Mendel by Naftali Cisner
Preparing for Shabbos can be exciting! Inspire a child with the magic of Shabbos. Join Mendel as he prepares for this weekly treat in a fun and adventurous way.
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Marc steps into the "Magic Booth" and vanishes! It all started when Marc ran away one night to try to get his parents to buy him a virtual reality hook-up. In the woods outside his house he encounters Tanta Teva, a cleaning lady who is busy scrubbing graffiti off rocks in the forest. She come equipped with a funny green booth called a "sukkah" and makes Marc step in. Together Marc and Tanta Teva visit Joshua (from the Bible), David (before he gets to be king of Israel), and Hillel (before he becomes a great rabbi in ancient Jerusalem). When Marc returns home, no one really believes the stories of where he'd been and whom he'd met! Would you?
When Marc meets a strange little old lady in the woods at night, she uses her magic sukkah to take him back in time, where he learns things about Biblical history that he never heard in Hebrew School.
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Backpack Baby by Miriam Cohen
Backpack Baby has a secret that he happily shares with everyone he meets but young listeners must wait until the end of the book to find out what the secret is.
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Mine! A Backpack Baby Story
by Miriam Cohen
Backpack Baby rides happily on his father's back showing everyone his possessions. When he is asked to share, he's not sure he wants to. Buy when he does, he realizes that there is one thing he doesn't have to share - his daddy!
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HOW HAD MRS. OLINSKI CHOSEN her sixth-grade Academic Bowl team? She had a number of answers. But were any of them true? How had she really chosen Noah and Nadia and Ethan and Julian? And why did they make such a good team?
It was a surprise to a lot of people when Mrs. Olinski's team won the sixth-grade Academic Bowl contest at Epiphany Middle School. It was an even bigger surprise when they beat the seventh grade and the eighth grade, too. And when they went on to even greater victories, everyone began to ask: How did it happen?
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A true story! In a daring plan, Peter, 12, slipped past Nazi soldiers with nine million dollars of gold on his sled to save their country's treasure. A classic story that has been read by generations.
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The Birthday Present:
On her tenth birthday, Leah Hopper receives a surprise gift from glamorous Aunt Olivia, Mama's only sister, who lives in Los Angeles. It is a red rose box. Not many people in 1953 Sulphur, Louisiana have seen such a beautiful traveling case, covered with red roses, filled with jewelry, silk bedclothes, expensive soaps...and train tickets to California. Soon Leah and her sister, Ruth, find themselves in Hollywood, far away from the cotton fields and Jim Crow laws of Sulphur. To Leah, California feels like freedom. But when disaster strikes back home, Leah and Ruth are forced to stay with Aunt Olivia permanently. Will freedom ever feel like home?
An Honor Book for the 2003 Coretta Scott King Author Award
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This gentle tale celebrates one family's welcoming of the Jewish New Year. Goldin writes warmly about this family, their traditions (both old and new), their teamwork, and cooperation. That she manages to do all of this while depicting her characters as both individual and universal is a tribute to her skills as a writer and to the power of her story
This book is currently out-of-print (OOP).
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Koko's Kitten by Patterson, Dr Francine Patterson.
Koko was a famous sign-language-speaking gorilla. This is the true story of her friendship with a kitten. Patterson and Cohn let readers see the gentle mind that wanted something to love and be loved by.--School Library Journal, starred review. Full-color photos.
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Celebrate the festival of lights with Corduroy.
Corduroy's having a Hanukkah party for all of his friends. First they light the menorah, then they eat yummy potato pancakes. After they open presents, there's time for a game of dreidel. Introduce little boys and girls to all of the Hanukkah traditions with Corduroy, one of the most beloved children's books characters for over forty years.
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A graphic narrative describes what happens to a 13-year-old Jewish girl when the Nazis invade Hungary in 1944. Includes a brief chronology of the Holocaust.
The author describes her experiences during World War II when she and her family were sent to the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz.
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As Shira and her parents travel around Israel, her parents remind her of the significance of each site, which she interprets in her own way: when told that busy, modern Tel Aviv was only sand and dust 80 years ago, Shira pictures herself and some toy-like creatures building sandcastles; when she hears that the old fortress, Masada, was the place where the Jews clashed with the Romans, Shira imagines a playful battle. A historical theme is not strictly adhered to; at one point her parents point out the Red Sea, saying, ``Just imagine, we'll be looking at thousands of fish and swimming with them.'' In the final frame, Shira envisions her bedroom back in America, where the cast of her imagination awaits her toys. Black-and-white pictures of modern Israel alternate with the full-color fantasies. The language of the telling is simple and straightforward; this complements the elaborate pictures from Carmi's own fanciful imagination. Ages 3-7
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It was old fashioned silver brooch of unique design, family heirloom bearing name "Yehudis" in Hebrew lettering - gift from Judy's great uncle Martin. He was also kind enough to offer his unoccupied property on Kyverdale Road as home base for her research on inner city life. For Judy Marks, who cannot even read inscription, brooch at first seems meaningless relic. But from moment she enters dilapidated house & finds herself inexplicably drawn to family next door & to unfamiliar community so different from anything she's ever experienced, silver bar pin begins to grow in significance.
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Magic Babushka PB
List Price: $7.95 Our Price: $7.95 Sale Price: $6.39 You save $1.56!
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Young readers will learn about one of the most important children's book
authors and illustrators of the 20th century, the creator of "Where the
Wild Things Are." Ages 8-12
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Hank, the star of this easy-to-read series by "New York
Times"-bestselling authors Winkler and Oliver, is back! This time, he
has to learn the nuts and bolts of making a robot--and making a friend.
Ages 6-9
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The babushka was a scarf worn by Russian grandmothers and also means grandmother. In this story, Baba Babochka, the ancient Butterfly Woman, grants Nadia her wish and gives her a babushka, but this gift may not be what it seems. In the course of the story, Nadia eats blini the thin pancakes for blintzes, and borscht, foods common to Russian Jewish tradition as well. This story shows us that many of our Jewish customs are shared with Russian Christians. PB Ages 7-11 by Phyllis Limbzcher Tildes
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Sammy Spider's First Rosh Hashanah
by Sylvia A. Rouss
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When Heather goes to school for the first time, she learns that there are many different kinds of families. This book shows us that there are many varieties of family, all held together with the magic ingredient of love. Originally published in 1985, this book was groundbreaking (and controversial!). It has been rewritten and the illustrations updated to reflect the modern readers. Ages 3-7
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Passover Parrot by Evelyn Zusman.
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Off the pen of a well respected Jewish children's author, Let's Talk About the Sabbath is a young person's guide to the Sabbath. From meeting the Queen of the Sabbath, to celebrating Havdallah, this book delights in the visions of a perfect Sabbath experience.
Beautifully written in poetry and prose, Ms. Kripke enchants readers with all the aspects of Sabbath, including candles and wine, Sabbath angels, study and prayer, Sabbath joy, and the farewell to this special day.
Explains the customs which make the Jewish sabbath a holy and joyful day.
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Natasha notices doll sitting on Babushka's (her grandmother) shelf...doll Babuska tells Natasha she played w/just once when she was little. When Natasha plays w/doll while Babushka goes to store for groceries, she discovers why once is enough w/Babushka's doll...& finds out just how tiring it can be to take care of child who wants everything NOW.
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Shavua Tov!: A Good Week
Michelle Shapiro Abraham, illustrated by Ann Koffsky
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Fraction Fun
by David A. Adler Illustrator by Nancy Tobin.
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Readers will be mesmerized by this captivating biography of one of the most celebrated escape artists and magicians in history.
Harry Houdini astounded audiences around the globe with his death-defying acts and illusions. With his wife, Bess, often by his side, he freed himself from ropes, handcuffs, straight jackets, and prison cells. Though Harry was always intrigued by magic, his life was not always so glamorous. As a boy he shined shoes to help his family make ends meet. Yet a career in magic was always in the cards.
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The Beadle.
By Shmuel Marcus. Illustrated by Seva
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My Upsheren Book
by Yaffa Leba Gottlieb, Binah Tirzah Bindell
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Sofer: The Story of a Torah Scroll
by Eric Ray
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Shmutzy Girl is shmutzy.
It's the way she is...
And that's just fine.
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Noshy Boy is always hungry
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Shluffy Girl loves to sleep
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Holidays Around the World: Celebrate Hanukkah: With Light, Latkes, and Dreidels
by Deborah Heiligman
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Bubbe Isabella and the Sukkot Cake/
by Kelly Terwilliger, illustrated by Phyllis Homung
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Read to Me by Judi Moreillon
Judi Moreillon's gentle rhyme encourages parents to discover the joy and value of sharing books, stories, and songs with their children.
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My Big Brother by Miriam Cohen
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Eating the Rainbow: A Colorful Food Book
by Rena D. Grossman
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Families
Human and animal families care for their young in similar ways. They go on walks, share food, go swimming, cuddle and of course give plenty of hugs and kisses.
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Grandma's Latkes
by Malka Drucker
Molly is happy that she is finally old enough to help her grandmother make latkes for the family's Hanukkah celebration. As they prepare the treats, grandmother tells Molly the Hanukkah story of Antiochus, Mattathias, the Maccabees, and the miracle of the oil. The illustrations are woodcuts highlighted with watercolors. A recipe for the grandmother's latkes is included.
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The Four Questions by Ori Sherman and Lynne Sharon Schwartz
A striking picture book that brings to life the four questions asked at the Passover Seder.
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Today I moved to a twelve-acre rock covered with cement, topped with bird turd and surrounded by water. I'm not the only kid who lives here. There's my sister, Natalie, except she doesn't count. And there are twenty-three other kids who live on the island because their dads work as guards or cook's or doctors or electricians for the prison, like my dad does. Plus, there are a ton of murderers, rapists, hit men, con men, stickup men, embezzlers, connivers, burglars, kidnappers and maybe even an innocent man or two, though I doubt it. The convicts we have are the kind other prisons don't want. I never knew prisons could be picky, but I guess they can. You get to Alcatraz by being the worst of the worst. Unless you're me. I came here because my mother said I had to.
A 2005 Newbery Honor Book
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America, the girl repeated. What will you do there?
I was silent for a little time.
I will do everything there, I answered.
Rifka knows nothing about America when she flees from Russia with her family in 1919. But she dreams she will at last be safe from the Russian soldiers and their harsh treatment of the Jews in the new country. Throughout her journey, Rifka carries with her a cherished volume of poetry by Alexander Pushkin. In it, she records her observations and experiences in the form of letters to her beloved cousin she has left behind. Strong-hearted and determined, Rifka must endure a great deal: humiliating examinations by doctors and soldiers, deadly typhus, separation from all she has ever known and loved, murderous storms at seaand as if this is not enough, the loss of her glorious golden hair. And even if she does make it to America, shes not sure America will have her.
In letters to her cousin, a young Jewish girl chronicles her family's flight from Russia in 1919 and her own experiences when she must be left in Belgium for a while when the others immigrate to America
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It's Okay to Be Different
by Todd Parr
It's okay to need some help. It's okay to be a different color. It's okay to talk about your feelings. It's okay to make a wish...It's Okay to Be Different cleverly delivers the important messages of acceptance, understanding and confidence in an accessible, child-friendly format featuring Todd Parr's trademark bold, bright colors and silly scenes.
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A Chanukah story wrapped with an embossed bow with glitter on the cover!
A great miracle happened...and now it is time for a great celebration.
A CHANUKAH PRESENT FOR: ME! is a playful holiday format that mimics a wrapped gift box. With glitter flocking and an embossed "bow," this simple story highlights the most popular Chanukah icons and traditions.
From the menorah to latkes to chocolate gelt, A CHANUKAH PRESENT FOR: ME! is the gift that keeps on giving.
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When Danny's family gets together, it's always a mess. It's no different this Chanukah when an argument over a car erupts at the table.
Arguing.
Shouting.
This.
That.
Oy, enough already!
But it only gets worse! When Uncle Izzy throws a latke out the window, the chaos really begins, as the FBI thinks it's a UFO and the air force tries to shoot it down!
And all over a Buick. Go figure.
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Why Should I Bother about the Planet?
This book is all about what's gone wrong with the planet, what needs to be done about it, and how you can help.
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Why Should I Recycle?
Confused about recycling? Can't be bothered? This book will make you and expert - and get you motivated!
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It's the last night of Hanukkah, and more relatives are coming than originally planned. Rachel decides to borrow potatoes from Mrs. Greenberg. She asks Mrs. Greenberg, who is all alone, to come for Hanukkah. But Mrs. Greenberg is very stubborn!
A young girl finds a way to include her elderly neighbor in her family's Hanukkah celebration.
Children's Literature Review:
Rachel's house will be filled to overflowing with invited guests and also last-minute guests, but the potato sack and egg tray are empty by now. How will there be enough latkes? Mrs. Greenberg next door might help, and is happy to, but she just won't come join Rachel's family for Hanukkah. "'She's got a heart of gold, but she's as stubborn as an ox," says Mama.'" But she meets her match in Rachel and rediscovers the joy of celebrating within a family rather than alone. The story is delicious, and the language is, too, with treasures like: "Mrs. Greenberg's house was always clean and tidy, like its face was just scrubbed and its blouse was tucked in, while Rachel's house always looked like it was still in its pajamas and needed to brush its hair yet." Cote's gouache and colored pencil pictures are a delight, as lively as the story they enhance.
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In an African village live seven brothers who make life miserable with their constant fighting. When their father dies, he leaves an unusual will: by sundown, the brothers must make gold out of seven spools of thread or they will be turned out as beggars.
When they are given the seemingly impossible task of turning thread into gold, the seven Ashanti brothers put aside their differences, learn to get along, and embody the principles of Kwanzaa. Includes information on Kwanzaa, West African cloth weaving, and instructions for making a belt.
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Rabbi Nachman's The Three Messengers
Rabbi Nachman of Breslov (1772-1810) the great Chassidic master, was truly one of the most masterful storytellers of all time. Others tell stories to put people to sleep, he said, but I tell stories to wake people up!
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Rabbi Nachman's Never Lose Hope
Rabbi Nachman of Breslov (1772-1810) the great Chassidic master, was truly one of the most masterful storytellers of all time. Others tell stories to put people to sleep, he said, but I tell stories to wake people up! Spellbinding, educational and inspirational, Rabbi Nachman's tales stretch the boundaries of the imagination of the young and old alike, and teach us about the value of living right. This ongoing project takes Rabbi Nachman's memorable stories and retells them for children, captivating both the young and the young at heart.
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Lou Gehrig's perseverance is legendary. During fourteen years as a first baseman for the New York Yankees, he played in a record 2,130 consecutive games, earning himself the nickname Iron Horse. Lou loved baseball and considered himself a very lucky man, even though on his thirty-sixth birthday he was diagnosed with a rare and fatal disease.
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In the Amazon rain forest, a man is chopping down a great Kapok tree.
Exhausted from his labors, a man chopping down a great kapok tree in the Brazilian rain forest puts down his ax, and, as he sleeps, the animals who live in the tree plead with him not to destroy their world.
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A cow that goes oink? A pig that goes moo? What kind of funny farm is this? A delightful picture book that teaches an important message: it's OK to be different, and we can learn to get along and accommodate, even help each other. Parents Magazine book of the Year; Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award Winer; A Chilren's Book-of-the-Month Club selection.
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Here is short, accurate, clear & easy to use Haggadah. This is both perfect teaching Haggadah & ideal volume for home use. Text's traditional but shortened, graphics highlight structure & steps in Haggadah & seder it offers is both brief yet complete. This book is bound on right hand side.
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A Back-to-Back Book
Beth and Seth's Versions
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One-Minute Jewish Stories by Shari Lewis, Roberta Collier
Twenty stories from various aspects of Jewish life--the Talmud, folklore, the Bible, history--all in a format for reading in one minute.
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Sesame Street hero Grover takes a trip to Israel.
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Shabbat Shalom!
by Michelle Shapiro Abraham, illustrated by Ann D. Koffsky
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A biography of the successful filmmaker
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Leah and Leibel's Lighthouse
Written & Illustrated by Michoel Muchnik
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It's Too Crowded in Here! and other Jewish Folktales
Evolving from the oral tradition that gave us Torah and Talmud, folktales illuminate and reinforce the lessons of our heritage.
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VOYA
Sixteen people with learning disabilities are profiled in two-page spreads complete with photos and descriptions of how each struggled in school yet found success in other activities in which they could excel. Those chosen cover a wide range of ages and accomplishments. The youngest is a sixth-grade soccer player. The most reconizable are Jerry Pinkney, whose story becomes the foreword for the book, and Ann Bancroft, an explorer whose visit to Antarctica was witnessed by three million students via the Internet. The adults also include a firefighter, veterinarian, trapeze artist, and musician. A female wrestler, race-car driver, and artist are some of the teens whose stories are included. Writing for students with learning disabilities, the author does not dwell on methods these people used to cope with their individual learning disabilities. Instead the focus is on how hardship in school should not limit a person to finding success in other areas of life. The author concentrates on putting a positive and upbeat voice to those who are learning disabled, hoping that these testimonies will encourage like students to find their own area of excellence. The author encourages parents and teachers to share the book with learning-challenged students to prompt discussion. Included at the back of the book are pages where a reader can write his own success storymaking this book more suited to individual ownership than a library resource. Reviewer: Chris Carlson
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Four sides of a toy, eight nights of celebration, forty-four candles burning in honor of an ancient miracle, two-thousand-one-hundred-seventy-some years of Hanukkah everything you ever wanted to know about the Hanukkah holiday, centered of the children's game of dreidel (a spinning top). Jokes, history, customs, trivia, science facts (just how fast does a dreidel spin?) come to life with wacky and informative illustrations throughout.
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Jan and Elli are sure that even when the war ends, things will never get back to normal. Their fathers work with the Nazis and these two friends pay the price. Bullied by classmates, disliked by their teacher, hated by their neighbors, Jan and Elli become friends. Regardless of their fathers' loyalties, Jan and Elli decide to fight the Nazis in their own way. Together they secretly work against the Germans.
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The heroine, Gabi, recounts how as a young Jewish girl she lived on a family farm in Eastern Europe during the Second World War. She describes her community before the Nazi occupation and the events that unfolded afterwards. When the Nazis conducted house searches for Jewish children, Gabi successfully hid in the dining-room dresser. The only thing retrieved from the home after the war was the dresser that saved Gabi's life. It now sits in author Kathy Kacer's home in Toronto. Kacer is Gabi's daughter and has based the story on her mother's experiences.
When the Nazis invade Czechoslovakia in 1942 life for Gabi, a Jewish girl, changes forever and will never be the same.
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What happens when Bubba Brayna is blind and a bear show up for latkes?
Everybody has a happy Hanukkah! Illustrated with
award winning pictures! Everyone will enjoy this humorous story.
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Trisha loves the eight days of Hanukkah, when her mother stays home from work, her Babushka makes delicious potato latkes, and her Grampa carves wonderful animals out of wood as gifts for Trisha and her brother. In the middle of her family's preparation for the festival of lights, Trisha visits her closest neighbors, expecting to find them decorating their house for Christmas. Instead they are all bedridden with scarlet fever. Trisha's family is one of the few who has been spared from the epidemic. It is difficult for them to enjoy their Hanukkah feast when they know that their neighbors won't be able to celebrate their holiday. Then Grampa has an inspiration: they will cut down trees, decorate them, and secretly deliver them to the neighbors, "But what can we decorate them with?" Babushka asks. Although it is a sacrifice, Trisha realizes that Grampa's carved animals are the perfect answer. Soon her living room is filled with trees but that is only the first miracle of many during an incredible holiday season.
Based on a long cherished childhood memory, this story celebrates the miracle of true friendship.
During a scarlet fever epidemic one winter in Michigan, a Jewish family helps make Christmas special for their sick neighbors by making their own Hanukkah miracle. Based on a memory from the author's childhood.
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This guide to basic economics will make readers think about the purpose, not just the value, of money.
What would we do without money? Long ago, people traded rocks or sheep for the items they wanted; but rocks are heavy and sheep run away, so today we have money.
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Haley, a first grader, never thought of herself as different because she has cerebral palsy. When a new classmate told her she was weird because she wore braces and walked funny, Haley was upset. She did not know what to do or what to say as a response. With help from her parents and grandmother Haley decided to write a book explaining that was not weird - cerebral palsy is not weird.
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There are things we can see and things we can't see. God is the one we can't see.
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Cats that climb, cats that whine, cats that teach ABCs with delightful rhyme! Won't you come and purr with me? A delightful board book for cat lovers of all ages, but particularly those from 0-5. Don't miss its mate, 123 Cats, also by Leslea Newman.
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Cats that climb, cats that whine, cats that teach counting with delightful rhyme! Won't you come and purr with me? A delightful board book for cat lovers of all ages, but particularly those from 0-5. Don't miss its mate, ABC Cats, also by Leslea Newman.
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The Daddy Book
by Todd Parr
This companion to THE MOMMY BOOK shows daddies at work, at home, and at play, in a variety of different contexts. Text accompanied by full-color illustrations.
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With his notable and characteristic vibrant illustrations and simple, but poignant text, Todd Parr celebrates the special bond between grandparents and grandchildren. From dancing Grandmas to Grandmas who hula-hoop, make soup, and give kisses, this book is a tribute to all the different kinds of Grandmas in the world.
Parr's messages are funny and reassuring, making this the perfect book for celebrating grandmothers every day. With Parr's trademark bold, bright colors and silly scenes, children will be inspired to appreciate their grandmothers and all the things they do.
The Grandma Book is designed to encourage early literacy, enhance emotional development, celebrate multiculturalism, and promote character growth.
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The Book of Miracles
by Lawrence Kushner
A Young Person's Guide to Jewish Spiritual Awareness
For parents to read to their children, for children to read to their parents
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Drawing Your Way Through the Jewish Holidays
Wirten and illustrated by Eleanor Schick
Instructions for using a few simple steps for creating such objects as a pair of Shabbat candlesticks, the challah, a shofar, the Chanukah menorah and other Jewish holiday symbols.
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Two Jewish girls become friends across time when modern-day Hannah suddenly appears in her own Saint Paul yard . . . in 1912. Thirteen-year-old Abigail tells the story of that amazing day and the encounter that changed both their lives forever. Against the backdrop of the Progressive Era, as youth joined with adults and hotly debated women's right to vote, worker's rights, and racial equality, Abigail and Hannah must solve their own problem: how will Hannah get back to her own time?
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Like a Maccabee by Barbara Bietz
Days before Hanukkah, ten-year-old Ben's soccer team makes the league championships. Only on thing stands between Ben and victory The rival team's best defender, a school bully whose favorite sport, other than soccer, is tormenting Ben. No one at home seems to understand. And now he has to share his room - and the family's attention - with his grandfather, who has recently come to live with them.
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Thrill-loving fifth grader Ellie "YaYa" Silver has been waiting all summer to visit the brand new indoor water park in town. She is ecstatic when her best friend, Megan, invites her to go-that is until her twin brother, Joel (YoYo), points out that Megan is going on Rosh Hashanah. Sure, Rosh Hashanah is a big deal, but so is Splash World! What will Ellie do?
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What do you see in your Neighborhood?
by Bracha Goetz
Teach your toddler about your neighborhood with this bright and colorful word-and-0picture book! Children will learn basic vocablulary while becoming familiar with the objects and concepts in their environment.
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Miriam and her brother David are poor orphans living with their grandparents. When the grandparents can no longer take care of David, they send him to an orphanage. Distraught Miriam decides to rescue him, but David is being forced to work in a factory, so rescuing him will be no small feat! Sydney Taylor Award-winning book. Ages 8-11
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The Secret Tunnel
by Joy Nelkin Wieder
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Even before breakfast, Louise knows that it isnt going to be an easy day.
Her itchy eyes, wheezy throat, and very, very sneezy nose lead to trouble at school, during ballet class, and even while reading a bedtime story.
Irene Breznaks rhythmic refrain is catching as characters implore Louise to cover your mouth, PLEASE!a message that parents will appreciate! Janet Pedersons charming watercolors bring Louise to life as well as that tickly, sneezy feeling familiar to everyone! Ages 4-7
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A Double whammy book: the story of Passover with fun facts and extra info, along with activities, like decorating a cover for a Haggadah or making a bookmark. Keep the children engaged while the adults are busy preparing for the Seder! Some of the crafts may call for some adult supervision.
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God's Quiet Things by Nancy Sweetland and Rick Stevens
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But God Remembered
By Sandy Eisenberg Sasso
Stories of Women from Creation to the Promised Land.
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What You Will See Inside a Synagogue
by Lawrence A. Hoffman & Dr. Ron Wolfson. Photographs by Bill Aron
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Grandparents! by Roser Capdevila and Anne-Laure Fournier le Ray
For all the grandchildren in the world and their myriad of grandparents, this little book offers the perfect opportunity to spend some quiet time together.
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30 Original Artist Designs, High Resolution Gorgeous Coloring Book!!! Best gift idea for Christian kids! Printed on one side of the paper; Incredibly Fun and Relaxing Ages 4 and up.
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Baby learns that there is science behind everything she/he loves, even spinning a dreidel on Hanukkah!
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A book by Danny Siegel
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Rabbi Nachman's The Reward for Loyalty.
Rabbi Nachman of Breslov (1772-1810) the great Chassidic master, was truly one of the most masterful storytellers of all time. Others tell stories to put people to sleep, he said, but I tell stories to wake people up!
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Rabbi Nachman's Big Berel Outsmarts a Robber
Rabbi Nachman of Breslov (1772-1810) the great Chassidic master, was truly one of the most masterful storytellers of all time. Others told stories to put people to sleep,he told stories to wake people up!
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Rabbi Nachman's The Merchant of Breslov.
Rabbi Nachman of Breslov (1772-1810) the great Chassidic master, was truly one of the most masterful storytellers of all time. Others tell stories to put people to sleep, he said, but I tell stories to wake people up!
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The God Book: A Necessarily Incomplete Look at the Essence of God is, according to the author, Rabbi Paul Yedwab, "an antidote to premature atheism." This is not a theology textbook: It's a thinking, feeling, and sharing textbook. Each chapter features a "My God Diary," in which students can write about their feelings, thoughts, doubts and affirmations about the "Unknowable."
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At age eleven, Rosie Lepidus's main concerns are winning ring-a-levio, going to school, and staying out of trouble. But when Mama falls ill with pneumonia and Papa throws all the family's savings into the nickelodeon business, the burden of caring for her family falls on Rosie's shoulders.
Tall for her age, Rosie is able to pass for sixteen and take Mama's place sewing sleeves at a shirtwaist factory. Her family needs the money. But working conditions are horrible and the factory boss is incredibly strict. The girls are fined for nearly everything -- even talking or humming! Within days of starting work, Rosie hears the buzz about a huge strike of twenty thousand shirtwaist workers. It's the strike that Mama's been working toward for ages: a huge push for change in the workplace. Rosie wants to join in, but as the streets become more dangerous, Papa asks his daughter to return to school. And Rosie must choose: follow Papa's orders...or fight with everything she's got.
When Mama falls ill and Papa invests all the family's money in a new business, eleven-year-old Rosie Lepidus must go to work in a garment factory and soon gets involved in union activities.
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My Jewish Holiday Fun Book
by Ann D. Koffsky
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Chocolate Chip Challah Activity Book 2
Winter, Spring, and Summer Holidays
by Lisa Rauchwerger
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Share with a child this marvelous adventure of the enduring little hero and learn about the holiday of Sukkot and its traditions and rituals.
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Fourteen-year-old Heather Hopkowitz can't imagine life without bacon, cheeseburgers, or bowling on Friday nights. But that's what happens when she spends an entire month as the guest of an Orthodox Jewish family while her parents are away on vacation.
When the parents of fourteen-year-old Heather go on a month-long cruise, she goes to stay with Orthodox family friends and decides to change her life.
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The true, tragic story of a young girl who gave her life in the struggle to save the doomed Jews of Europe.
A biography of the Jewish heroine whose mission to help rescue European Jews in World War II cost her her life.
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Hank Greenberg: Hall-of-Fame Slugger
by Ira Berkow, Mick Ellison
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The Day the Rabbi Disappeared
Jewish Holiday Tales of Magic
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The war in the Middle east has been going on for so long that today's children feel tossed by the decisions made by others that affect their lives.
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Children need help learning how to get along with others at school, in the neighborhood, and on the playground.
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When Let's Talk About God was first published, it invited readers to enter powerful conversations about the meaning of their lives. Torah Aura is proud to put it back into publication in an updated edition. Let's Talk About God is perfect for bedtime and read aloud.
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With whimsical illustrations and a rhyming text Five Alive: My Yom Tov Five Senses teaches young children the importance of using their sensory skills to help them discover the major Jewish holidays. Each holiday is captured in a two-page spread featuring lively children and symbols of the holiday. Mmm, one can almost smell the delicious fragrance of challah baking or latkes frying. Dina Rosenfeld has once again written a book that is as charming as it is informative.
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Seven Delightful Stories for Every Day
Stories by Theme: Modesty, Patience, Respect, Hospitality, Kindness, Responsibility and Attitude.
REtuld by Dov Peretz Elkins and illustrated by Zely Smekhov. Ages 3-6
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Tikkun Olam means fixing up the world. Eli and his mother go out into the country and discover that Man has polluted God's Creation. Elis mother explains to him what happened during the seven days of creation and how Man has changed Gods world. But its not too late yet, Elis mother says, to set things right. She shows him what even a young child can do for Tikkun Olam.
In a Special Section at the end of the book, the author outlines easy and fun ways that parents and children can work to clean up their neighborhood.
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While searching his grandmothers attic for likely items to sell at a yard sale, Jeroen finds a photo album that brings back hard memories for his grandmother, Helena. Helena tells Jeroen for the first time about her experiences during the German occupation of the Netherlands during the Second World War, and mourns the loss of her Jewish best friend, Esther. Helena believes that her own father, a policeman and Nazi sympathizer, delivered Esther to the Nazis and that she died in a concentration camp. But after hearing her story, Jeroen makes a discovery and Helena realizes that her father kept an important secret from her.
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Esther remembers her own experience of the Holocaust as a Jewish girl living in Amsterdam, and recounts to her grandson Daniel and his friend Jeroen how she escaped from the Nazis and survived by going into hiding in the countryside. Her parents were not so lucky. Esther knows they were sent to a concentration camp and died there, and with Daniels help she embarks on a search to discover what happened to them during the last months of their lives. After tracking down an old friend who now lives in Israel, Esther finally learns the shocking story of how her parents met their fates at Auschwitz.
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Max and his family prepare to celebrate Passover. In cumulative verse, Max and his sister Ruth shop for matzah in the Passover aisle of the grocery store. The family gathers for the traditional Seder that celebrates this holiday of freedom.
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The surprising story of a young girl who learns the surprising power of chessed.
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Secret of the Leaves
by Esther Van Handel
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Dovy And The Surprise Guests by Goldie Golding
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Gittel didn't mind owning just a few special things and having only two dresses to wear. What will Gittel do when her new friend brings her so many new dresses that they start to take over her house... and her life? This entertaining book underscores an important lesson: Who is rich? He who is satisfied with what he has. Humorous rhymes and colorful airbrush illustrations.
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The Very Best Book selects familiar items that a child sees every day, like: boxes for cereal, coins for candy, water in raindrops, bottles of soda and then shows how these same objects can be used for mitzvos. The box is an esrog box, coins are for tzedakah, water in the washing cup, and a bottle of wine for kiddush. Ordinary everyday things used in a special Jewish way.
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It is a big adventure for Rivkie and her family to move into an empty
new house. Soon the moving truck arrives. The furniture, carpets,
plants, toys and clothes all get put away in their respective places,
and the family starts to feel at home. That is - until Rivkie discovers
that something is missing.
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Divorce means big changes for kids.
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Teka BeShofar
Our Price: $11.99 Sale Price: $9.99 You save $2.00!
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Thirty true stories profile kids who used their heads, their hearts, their courage, and sometimes their stubbornness to help others and do extraordinary things. As young readers meet these boys and girls from around the world, they may wonder, What kind of hero lives inside of me?
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Teka BeShofar
by Avrohom Reit
A Shofar Blowing Manual
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This
festive counting story makes for a fine holiday gift for fans of The
Very Hungry Caterpillar, all while introducing young readers to the
wonderful traditions of Chanukah. Beautifully illustrated by Eric Carle, of course! Board Book for ages 0-5.
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eems like Richies entire goal in life is to make Trishas impossible. Especially when he takes to teasing her about her beloved ballet class. Trisha knows how much work it takes to be good at balletmuch more than the stupid hockey Richie plays! So she challenges Richie to perform in her ballet recital, and Richie agrees, under one condition: Trisha has to join his hockey team for the big game!
Don't miss this fun book, a true story about Patricia Polacco and her brother Richie.
Children ages 6-10.
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Labels for Laibel by Dina Rosenfeld, Norman Nodel
Laibel and Yossi are two brothers who have a hard time sharing thier things with each other. In this hilarious rhyming tale, children will discover an important truth: It's not only me, and it's not only you. Sharing is something all people must do!
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Yossi and Laibel Hot on the Trail
by Dina Rosenfeld, Norman Nodel
The lovable characters from Labels for Laibel are back in an all-new rhyming adventure. Join the two brothers as they follow a trail of good deeds, going out of their way to help every Jew no matter what and no matter who.
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Peanut Butter and Jelly for Shabbos
by Dina Rosenfeld, illustrated by Norman Nodel
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Yossi and Label's team is in need of a pitcher, but can Avi play?
They're not so sure, but they find out that looks aren't everything! A great story in rhyme. Ages 4 and up
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Share the dream of a little boy who wants to be the bravest and most hard working fireman on the team. Go along with him to fight a fire, and see how the mitzvos of Hashem guide him as he does his job.
A boy dreams of being a brave firefighter.
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This simple introduction to the Aleph Bet is intended for the youngest readers.
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A Thread of Kindness.A Tzedakah Story by Leah P. Shollar
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Is It Shabbos Yet?
by Ellen Emerman, illustrated by Tova Leff
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Let's Go to Shul
Written and illustrated by Rikki Benenfeld
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A Dozen Daisies for Raizy
A Shavuos Story
by Rebecca Klempner. illustrated by Chava
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One by one, Tova Leiba's siblings find fault with their seats at the Shabbos (Jewish Sabbath) dinner table-too near to the wall, too-loose cushion stuffing, too close to the messy baby. Tova Leiba cheerfully trades chairs with each brother or sister and finds something to enjoy about every spot. By the end of the evening, the other children have caught on to her positive attitude and end up sharing chairs and hugging. The story illustrates the biblical proverb, "To a good-hearted person, life's a constant celebration." The internal logic of the tale is sacrificed somewhat to make this point (e.g., Why are the other children never reprimanded for their constant complaining?), but Tova Leiba's joyful personality carries readers past such concerns. However, the girl's rhyming refrain, "Here or there, in any chair, I'll be happy anywhere," remains out of place in an otherwise realistic prose narrative. Binus's dynamic color illustrations add a great deal of life to a text that could otherwise be staid and preachy. The characters' faces and body language sing with strong emotions, and there is a surprising amount of movement for a story that takes place at the dinner table. A short glossary defines Jewish terminology
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All About Us
By Dina Rosenfeld
A preschool child's book about the parts of the body from a Jewish point of view. It's fun to explore the mitzvos that every child can do... from head to toe!
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Little Sara, out for morning errands with her Bubby, finds a lost stuffed duck. Although she would like to keep the duck for herself, her Bubby reminds her of her responsibility to do mitzvoth and find the toy's owner. Through a series of clues, Sara, whose powers of deduction far exceed her apparent age, traces the duck's owner to a neighborhood toy store. There Sara virtuously returns the toy to its owner, and also receives a tangible reward for her good deed
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Pesach is here, so it s time to recall,
That long, long ago, we were slaves, one and all.
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Hachai Publishing, United States, 2010.
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"Hakaras Hatov," the Jewish daily ritual of thanking God for everyday life, is illustrated in this personalized drawing workbook. Beginning with the Modeh Ani, or morning prayer, a little girl, upon awakening in her bed, thanks Hashem (God) for "making me, me!"
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Alef To Tav
By Yaffa Ganz
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Join Bina, Benny and their winged friend, Chaggai the holiday dove, in these fun-filled adventures explainingthe background and observance of Pesach. From the award-winning Children's Holiday Series by Yaffa Ganz; illustrated in full color by Liat Benyaminy Ariel.
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Moshe's Adventures In Brachahland
By Itamar Marcus
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A warm and cozy book about school for the very youngest children.
From playtime to clean up, from davening and learning to story time and snack, every child will agree:
School is fun!
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"I dont want to take a bath!"
Levi doesn't like to take baths. He complains that the water is too hot and the soap gets in his eyes. But when his father tells him the adorable story of the unhappy challah dough, Levi learns that taking a bath isn't that bad, after all
The Tell Me A Story series, by world-renowned author Menucha Fuchs, teaches children practical lessons through insightful, beautifully illustrated parables. Perfect for children ages 3 to 7.
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Jamie plays with dolls and fire trucks: the other preschool kids wonder whether Jamie is a boy or a girl. Can those kids shed their already-sterotyped ideas of gender roles? Here is a book to help. Ages 4-8 with notes for parents and care givers.
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Actor/comedian turned politician turned statesman, Zelensky has led the Ukraine fearlessly. Learn more about this unlikely hero is this compact biography for kids! And don't miss the action figure, also!
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Tenth of Av
by Kenneth Roseman
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Sophie and the Shofar: A New Year's Story by Fran Manushkin
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Fivel was a vry good fisherman, but just could not catch a gefilte fish. But Gitel knew just what to do. A weekday story with Shabbos flavor! Ages 4+
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Bat-'em-in Benji
By Chanie Friedman, illustrated by Norman Nodel
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What a Party! HB
List Price: $15.99 Our Price: $15.99 Sale Price: $12.79 You save $3.20!
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Froggie has been waiting for Grandpa's birthday party for a long time and he is excited! Cake and presents and costumes and singing (croaking)! Froggie enjoyed it all so much that he didn't want to go home. Rabbit says he will read him a story at home, so Froggie agrees to go. And then he remembers waht a special place home is. Ages 4-8 by Sandy Asher
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Who Knows Ten: Children's Tales of the Ten Commandments
by Molly Cone
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When I Fell into My Kiddush Cup
by Sashi Fridman and Sarah Kranz
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Fishy Friday by Sashi Fridman
Illustrated by April Stewart Klausner
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The Living Letters
by Sashi Fridman, illustrated by: Pesach Gerber
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The Mystery of the Dead Sea Scrolls
by Hagit Allon, Iena Zehavi, Lena Zehavi, Yossi Abolafia
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More Wise Men of Helm and Their Merry Tales by Solomon Simon
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Seder Tu Bishevat: The Festival of Trees
by Adam Fisher
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When the Rosenbergs decide to vacation in Kingston, it is to get away from the bustle of city life. Little do they know that the town and its famous castle hold in store the adventure of a lifetime. The Rosenberg kids become fast friends with the Sandler family. The Sandlers live as traditional Jews, and the Rosenbergs begin to discover a world about which they know little.
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A picture dictionary of first Yiddish words for children.
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A coloring book of Judaic designs for kids through adults!
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Jam-packed with up-to-date, easy-to-understand information on every area of money, this smart, useful book just right for kids age 8 - 14 makes learning about money fun.
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Let Your Fingers Do the Mitzvos by Bracha Goetz
Put your fingers through the pages of this book and the mitzvos come to life! Arms, hands, fingers, legs ... discover how your whole body can be busy doing mitzvos with this one of a kind book!
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"But I want it now!"
Whenever Danny wants something, he wants it "right now!" But when his mother tells him the story of Dovy Bear and the beautiful snowman, Danny learns that sometimes it's better to wait...
Perfect for children ages 2 to 7.
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Shabbos is coming! We're lost at the zoo
by Devorah-Leah
In this lyrical story, two children are lost in the zoo on a Friday afternoon while all the zoo animals are preparing for Shabbos. Features adorable full-color illustrations and lively rhyme! The perfect first book to teach children about Shabbos!
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Inkwell tips over & beautiful drawing mysteriously appears. Could this drawing have been made by itself? Story about discovering true Master & Creator of world.
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Six leading rabbis tell stories to answer twelve important God questions in the new book, I Have Some Questions About God. This full-color book is designed to help families talk about the difficult issues of understanding God. Children want to talk about God. They have lots of questions. This book was engineered to let teachers and parents feel comfortable having the conversations that their children are seeking. I Have Some Questions About God is a collection of twelve questions about God (and related issues) from children. Six wonderful rabbis, all parents, have written answers to these questions. Most of their answers are stories. Added are a series of targeted excercises that encourage children to reflect and share their experiences of God in the world. The end result is a collection of wonderful stories and hands-on experiences. With I Have Some Questions About God parents and children are invited to enter into conversations about God that are as easy as reading stories and then asking,"Which of these answers is the closest to the way you believe?"
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Way Too Much Challah Dough by Goldie Shulman
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This colorful book is especially designed and created to be a treasure in the collection of any young reader of the Jewish faith who is learning about his or her faith and the term "Hashem." Hashem, the respectful term that refers to God, is everywhere and that is what two young boys discover together as they go through their day and are inspired by their surroundings and the activities which they enjoy together.
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Fun With My First Words : English-Hebrew Picture Dictionary by Schlomo Peterseil
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The fifth volume in the popular "Jewish Stories For Kids" series, this book will hit a home run with everyone. Includes hockey, baseball, chess, basketball and more...
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The King wants cookies just like his grandma made, but who will bake them now that Grandma is gone? He gets some help, but he finds ut that it's not the tangible ingredients with which they're baked that makes them good; it's the love that is the magical ingredient. Told by Marilyn Price and illustrated with her puppets!
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Mayer Aaron Levi and His Lemon Tree by Tami Lehman-Wilzig
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Lucy is excited because she is getting a mask. That mask can transform her into almost anything! When she gets her mask, her mother tells her she is a true superhero. To find out why, get the book at Oy Toys! Ages 4 and up.
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Children learn a lesson about how much effect even they, as children, have when they protest for a cause. You'll set an extra seat at your table after you read this book. Ages 7 - 100.
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Anne Frank: A Hidden Life (Paperback)
by Mirjam Pressler (Author)
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Five Little Gefiltes
by Dave Horowitz
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Follow this delightful cat as she discovers new and wonderful things in her environment. A word list helps beginning readers to read this book on their own! Beautiful illustrations by local author Sheila Cayolle. Early readers Ages 4-6
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No matter what your "money style," you'll want to learn how to be really smart with money! Learn the ins and outs of money smarts with this fun book! Ages 8-12
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A history of the city of Jerusalem based on archaeological research and also a guide to Jerusalem's various neighborhoods. Cartoon children on bubbles act as guides and provide additional information.
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As her family sits down to make masks, a young girl knows it's time for Purim, the holiday that celebrates how Queen Esther saved the Jewish people. It's time for making hamantashen, pastries filled with poppy seeds and honey. Time to place these pastries in homemade paper gift baskets with candy and fruit. Time for the Purim carnival, for playing games and watching the Purim parade. And, of course, time to put on their new costumes and masks.
But this year the girl can't help but wonder why they wear masks on Purim. As her family acts out the Purim story, she discovers not only the story behind the masks, but the place of God in their lives.
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Joshua's Dream: A Journey to the Land of Israel
by Joel Iskowitz. Illustrated by Sheila F. Segal
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A Candle for Grandpa
A Guide to the Jewish Funeral for Children and Parents
by Joel Iskowitz
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Night Lights: A Sukkot Story
by Barbara Diamond Goldin, illusrated by Laura Elizabeth Sucher.
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Shabbat Angels by Maxine Segal Handelman
Illustrated by Joani Rothenberg
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The Secret Code and Other Stories
by Gershon Kranzler, Arkady Kotler, Elina Kotler, Bryna Waldman
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Sophie's Name by Phyllis A. Grode, Shelly O. Haas
Sophie Davida Finkle-Cohen thinks her name is too long, but as she learns about each of her namesakes, her name begins to fit just right.
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Boys need and want advice on all kinds of issues, for all kinds of questions and concerns. To them, it seems that most self-help books are written for girls. Everything about this book is for and about guys. Graphic-novel-style illustrations engage even reluctant readers. Quotes from real boys, results from a nationwide survey, stories, and facts keep them interested. Prompts invite boys to think about each topic and what it means to them from family life to fitting in, showing emotions, bullies, school, peer pressure, failure, anger, and more. Conversation starters for adults are available as a free download.
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What is the greatest gift but costs nothing? After trying many things in this riddle, Benny Discovers the answer: a smile.
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Bones and the Dinosaur Mystery
by David A.Adler. illustrated by Barbara Johansen Newman
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When I daven, do you know what I am doing? I'm talking to Hashem!
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Kids can learn key ideas about money and money management that will help them now and later. Great for the parents, too! Ages 8-12.
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Jacob loves playing dress-up, when he can be anything he wants to be. Some kids at school say he can't wear "girl" clothes, but Jacob wants to wear a dress to school. Can he convince his parents to let him wear what he wants? This heartwarming story speaks to the unique challenges faced by children who don't identify with traditional gender roles. Ages 5-8.
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Awarded the 2002 Honor Title in the Stories for Young Listeners Category by Storytelling World Award.
None of the animals want the termites to come aboard Noah's Ark. After all, termites eat arks. But when the rain starts pouring and the animals start slipping helter skelter across the Ark, the termites use their wood munching abilities to save the day. The entire book is done in rhyme.
Children will have a wonderful time listening to the easy-to-remember rhymes that comprise this story. This is a Noah's Ark story with a twist that has wide appeal. Children learn basic moral qualities such as: not to be judgmental, the importance of working to help others, and how to say "I'm sorry". This is the second in the Littlest series.
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What His Father Did
by Jacqueline D Greene
In all the villages from Minsk to Pinsk and back again, Herschel the trickster was a legendary hero, and when people gathered to tell of his exploits, they would always remember the famous tale of what his father did.
Now Jacqueline Greene retells that story--illustrated with unique full-color line drawings.
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Surviving Braces contains all of the information a person - child or adult, patient or parent - needs to make the most of their orthodontic care. It is written in a fun, easy-to-read format and includes advice, recipes, an orthodontic diary and more.
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Rebecca discovers that Queen Vashti was very important to the Purim story and Queen Esther's heroism in this delightful retelling of the Purim story. Ages 8-10
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Welcome, Baby! : A Personal Record Book by Harry Araten
A delightful personal record in which to document the first five years of a Jewish newborn's life, Welcome, Baby! provides ample room for photos and greetings from relatives and, of course, space to record vital statistics. Full color.
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Moe Berg: The Spy Behind Home Plate
by Vivian Grey
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David and Max
By Gary Provost and Gail Provost Stockwell
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A Sense of Shabbat by Faige Kobre
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Saying Goodbye to Grandpa
by Moshe Halevi Spero, Marilyn Hirsh
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Saying Goodbye to Grandma
by Moshe Halevi Spero, Elisheva Gaash
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Lon-Lon's Big Night
by Miri Leshem-Pelly
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More than six million European Jews were killed by the Nazis during the Holocaust. While this tragedy was taking place, thousands of Christian men and women sacrificed their safety and even their lives to provide much-needed help to the Jews. When Toby Belfer and her friend Donna, both now in the fifth grade, visit the Yad Vashem Holocaust History Museum, they learn about the incredibly selfless acts of these Righteous Gentiles.
From Janis Lipke, a man who saved hundreds of Jews by smuggling them out of the ghetto in Riga, Latvia, to Irena Sendler, who saved the lives of at least twenty-five hundred Jewish children in Poland, and Senpo Sugihara, the Japanese official who issued visas that delivered Jews to safety, each hero Toby learns about represents the best of humanity in the face of one of the worst travesties in history.
When Toby returns home to Louisiana, she is surprised to learn about the Righteous Gentiles of Whitwell, Tennessee. These American schoolchildren started an amazing tribute to Holocaust victims, known as the Paper Clip Project.
Accompanied by striking pen-and-ink illustrations, the accounts of courageous men and women from many countries throughout Europe and the world provide important and inspiring lessons in history that will enrich children of any faith.
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Hiding Edith tells the true story of Edith Schwalb, a young Jewish Girl sent to live in a safe house after the Nazi invasion of France. Edith's story is remarkable not only for her own bravery, but for the bravery of those that helped her: an entire village, including its mayor and citizenry, heroically conspired to conceal the presence of hundreds of Jewish children who lived in the safe house. The children went to the local school, roamed the streets and ate good food, all withot having to worry about concealing their Jewish identity. And during Nazi raids, the children camped out until the coast was clear.
Intensively researched and sensitively written, this book, illustrated with photographs and maps, both comforts and challenges a young reader's spirit, skillfully addressing both the horrors and hope that children experienced during the Holocaust.
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The story of Lisa and Sol is set against the background of the true story of the SS St. Louis. A thousand passengers, desperate to flee the Nazis' opression, boar the ship hoping to make fresh starts in friendlier places. Instead, the ship is turned away and forced to return to Europe where ultimately many died. Through the eyes of Sol and Lisa, we see the injustice and heartbreak that were caused byt the prejudice and hatred of so many. Ages 10-13. National Jewish Book Award Finalist 2011
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Is God Sad? by Gil Daleski in Hebrew
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A charming, nostalgic story, perfect for gift giving
When Anna sees a family of stray cats behind her parents' doll shop, she knows she must rescue them. But her papa's rules are strict: No pets allowed. Meanwhile, Anna's cousin Tania is coming from Russia to stay with Anna's family. Anna can't wait for her to arrive and become her new best friend. But when Tania moves in, she's shy and nervous, and Anna's sisters don't seem to like Tania at all. Luckily, Anna finds a creative way to use her love of dolls and cats to bring everyone together.
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Nine-year-old Anna and her sisters love to play with the dolls in their parents' doll repair shop. But when World War I begins, an embargo on German-made goods-including the parts Papa needs to repair the dolls-threatens to put the family's shop out of business. Fortunately, Anna has an idea that just might save the day. Inspired by the true story of Madame Alexander, this is a timeless tale of family and imagination.
This beautiful gift edition of The Doll Shop Downstairs, featuring an eye-catching foil embossed cover, will make a perfect holiday present for dreamers and doll lovers everywhere.
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Raise a Rabbit, Grow a Goose
A Mimmy and Simmy Story
by Yaffa Ganz
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Sparkle Boy
Our Price: $17.95 Sale Price: $15.25 You save $2.70!
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It's summer vacation - & for 11 year old Devorah Leah, that means long summer days stretching endlessly before her: Her best friend, Kayla, is at sleepaway camp; her 3 lively little brothers are constantly getting into trouble & to top it off, she shares room w/her big sister Rina, who broods & complains nonstop. What will she do to keep herself sane?
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The fun of Alien Superstar continues in this popular series. Ages 8-12
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Young Casey loves sparkly things, just like his older sister, who does not approve until an encounter with teasing bullies helps her learn to accept and celebrate Casey for who he is. Ages 5 and up.
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Ofanansky and Alpern offer a fresh take on Rosh Hashanah with this picture book tour of a bee farm. Readers follow a children's class as students are shown how bees make honey. Color photographs and a running narrative combine to produce an easy-to-grasp book that is about science but also about culture; honey plays a part in celebrations of Rosh Hashanah, when apples or challah are dipped in the viscous liquid and eaten, symbolizing the wish for a sweet new year. Children who dislike insects may be put off by the pictures of swarms of bees, one of which is the main element on the cover. But young scientists and naturalists will appreciate the detail, and parents and educators will welcome a new way to talk about a familiar holiday
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Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword
By Barry Deutsch
Yet another troll-fighting 11-year-old Orthodox Jewish Girl.
Mirka Hirshberg is a spunky, strong-willed eleven-year-old who isn't interested in knitting lessons from her stepmother, or how-to-find-a-husband advice from her sister, or you-0better-not-warnings from her brother. There's only one thing Mirka does want: to fight dragons!
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Sammy Spider's First Shavuot
by Sylvia A. Rouss, illustrated by Katherine Janus Kahn
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Alef-Bet Yoga for Kids by Ruth Goldeen, Bill Goldeen
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Toby Belfer's Seder: A Passover Story Retold
by Gloria Teles Pushker, Judy Hierstein
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Holidays Around the World: Celebrate Passover: with Matzah, Maror, and Memories
by Deborah Heiligman
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Toby Belfer and the High Holy Days
by Gloria Teles Pushker, Judy Hierstein
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The Golden Dreydl
by Ellen Kushner, Ilene Winn-Lederer
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When Toby's Jewish ancestors arrived in America, they were greeted by different customs and a different language but were eager to begin a new, exciting life.
Toby takes a trip to Ellis Island and retraces her family's arrival in 1904.
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Nathan's Hanukkah Bargain by Jacqueline Dembar Greene
Nathan had carefully saved his quarters and now he has fave dollars - a king's ransom. There are many things Nathan could buy with his money but the only thin that Nathan wants is a menorah of his very own.
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Words Are Like Faces by Edith Baer
One of the rare creations that is seldom overlooked. Baer's jaunty verses scan and encompass many important ideas about the strength of words.
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When a Grandparent Dies
A Kid's Own Remembering Workbook for Dealing With Shiva and the Year Beyond
by Nechama Liss-Levinson
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The Ballad of the Yarmulke Kid
By Rabbi Shmuel Marcus
The story takes young readers on a fun filled joyride from the tall roof top to a sunny beach front, from a quiet porch to a singing circus. The award-winning artwork explores the world through the eyes of a young and proud Yarmulke Kid.
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Fantastic Foto Hunt: Chanukah by Judaica Press (Hardcover)
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The Ballad of the Yarmulke Kid takes young readers on a fun filled joyride from a tall rooftop to a sunny beach front, from a quite porch to a singing circus. The award-winning artwork explores the world through the eyes of a young and proud Yarmulke kid. The highly imaginative rhythmic lyrics make it the perfect book to read again and again.
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Who am I by Ruchy Schon
Introduce your chil to the people in his world with this photographic delight. Meet Refael the Doctor, Betzalel the Builder, Chaya the Farmer and call of their many friedns as you teach your child about a variety of professions and their associated mitzvos.
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It's Okay to Be Different inspires kids (and adults) to embrace their individuality through acceptance of others and self-confidence.
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For years, 10-year-old Zelly Fried has tried to convince her parents to let her have a dog. After all, practically everyone in Vermont owns a dog, and it sure could go a long way helping Zelly fit in since moving there from Brooklyn. But when her eccentric grandfather Ace hatches a ridiculous plan involving a "practice dog" named OJ, Zelly's not so sure how far she's willing to go to win a dog of her own. Is Ace's plan so crazy it just might work . . . or is it just plain crazy?
Erica S. Perl weaves an affectionate and hilarious tale that captures the enduring bond between grandparents and grandchildren. Even when they're driving each other nuts.
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Zara's Hats by Paul Meisel
Selig the hatmaker makes marvelous hats using only the smoothest fabrics, the softest bows and the most exquisite feathers. Zara, his daughter, loves to help him. Together they create masterpieces good enough for the president's wife as they like to say.
Read this heartwarming story about the affection and imagination shared between a young girl and her father.
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Papa's Latkes by Jane Breskin Zalben
Papa and the little bears make latkes for Chanukah. Includes the song O Chanukah and a recipe for latkes.
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Bedtime Stories Of Torah Values
By Shmuel Blitz. Illustrated by Tova Katz
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Bedtime Stories to Make You Smile
By Shmuel Blitz. illustrated by Tova Katz
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While waiting for the bus, a man tells Baxter the pig about the joys of Shabbat dinner. But before Baxter can find out how he, too, can join in the fun, the man has boarded the bus. Soon after, Baxter learns that he certainly cannot be a part of Shabbat dinner because he's not Kosher. So begins one pig's misguided quest to become Kosher. Will Baxter succeed or will his dreams of taking part in Shabbat dinner remain unfulfilled? Readers will cheer as a series of misunderstandings leads to a warm message of welcome and community.
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Listen, run, & smile OR ignore, push it off & complain.
What should Ari do?
Come join Ari Shtark on this battle against his Yetzer Horah! Get Ready! You will have lot of choices to make!
Follow 6 steps inside to create any of 11,649 different possible stories in this book.
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Piri is a city girl, but every year she goes to visit her grandmother Babi on her farm in the Ukrainian village of Komjaty. There is a lot that Piri finds strange, even scary, in Komjaty, such as the ghost in the form of a rooster who supposedly haunts the cemetery! But Piri loves country life: making corn bread, eating plums right off the tree, venturing out with her grandmother in the early morning to hunt for mushrooms. And during her time with Babi, Piri learns lessons that will stay with her all of her life, about the importance of honest hard work, of caring for the less fortunate, and of having the courage to stand up for those who cannot stand up for themselves.
In these nine stories, Aranka Siegal paints a tender portrait of the love between a grandmother and granddaughter, inspired by her own experiences with her grandmother.
Memories of Babi is a 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
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From Hanina, the daughter of a Jewish tailor who cures a sultans only child by taming a lioness to get her milk, to Nahum Bilbas, the brave rabbi-in-training who dares to confront the great warrior El Cid in order to secure peace for the Jews of Valencia, the folktales in this delightful collection contain lessons, truths, surprises, and happy endings. To add to the readers enjoyment and understanding, each story is accompanied by Roths own commentary on its origin and meaning and a definition of some of the foreign words that appear in the tale. The authors introduction gives a special insight into the history of Jewish folktales and specifically those of the Sephardic Jews. When the Jews fled the Iberian Peninsula in 1492 and scattered all over Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East, they took with them the folktales that had become an integral part of their unique heritage. As they settled into their new homelands, they borrowed many of the literary devices and motifs from their adopted countries and added a unique flavor to the traditional Jewish story.
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Kaddish for Grandpa in Jesus' Name Amen
by Catherine Stock
This gentle story approaches the subjects of family, grief, and religion as a little girl struggles to come to terms with her grandfather's death. A simple narrative takes readers through five-year-old Emily's thoughts and feelings as she remembers the things she and Grandpa shared and watches her parents and other relatives go through the process and rituals of grieving. Since Grandpa was Christian and Emily and her parents are Jewish (her father converted as an adult), the way each side of the family mourns is very different.
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Publishers Weekly
``It's . . . l'chayim!'' and special reasons for rejoicing, the narrator of Bloom's warm story tells us. Julian's brightly colored pictures reflect the happiness in the Jewish home when Bubbie and Zadie arrive on the first night of Hanukkah. The magic grandparents have flown (under their own power) from their tailor shop in Nome, Alaska, to help celebrate the miracle of ancient days. Sharing potato latkes, singing along while the boy and his sister spin the dreidel, Bubbie and Zadie recall with the family the victory of the Maccabees and the small bit of oil that lighted the lamps for eight days. Before soaring off to visit other children around the world, the grandparents promise to return for the holiday each year. Readers who want to write Bubbie and Zadie (who answer all their mail) will find the address in the book. A percentage of the royalties will go to children's hospitals in Israel, Europe and North America.
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Join Dinosaur on an adventure as he boards a plane for Israel.
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Ten Commandments for Jewish Children by Miriam Nerlove, Miriam Nerlove
Beginning with how Moses received the Ten Commandments, children are given a way to understand their Jewish faith and what each commandment contains and how they should be obeyed. Double-page spreads for each one is followed by a brief explanation. Color illustrations throughout.
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The White Ram: A Story of Abraham And Isaac by Mordicai Gerstein
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Benny and Teddy, two different histories brought together to form the first Black-and-White Jazz band in history. They played the hottest music of their time and became the "fathers" of swing. They made many recordings together, but finally boldly played together in front of a live audience at the Congress Hotel in Chicago, 1936.
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Anne Frank (Life in Hiding)by By Johanna Hurwitz. illustrated by Vera Rosenberry
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The Kids' Catalog of Animals And the Earth
by Chaya M. Burstein
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The Seventh Day
by Deborah Bodin Cohen, illustrated by Melanie W. Hall
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What Is Peace?
by Etan Boritzer, Jeff Vernon
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Rachel's grandfather has come to live w/her family. She knows this because he's dying. Rachel can't help wondering where he'll go when he dies.
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Rody is in charge of the chicken coop on the kibbutz where he lives in Israel's Jezreel Valley. He loves his job so much and makes the work seem so delightful that everyone wants a chance to tend the brood. When they do, Rody is transferred elsewhere. But as Rody moves from job to job, the kibbutz learns it's not what you do, but how you do it that makes a difference. Chicken Man is the winner of the 1992 National Jewish Book Award, with delightful illustrations by author Michelle Edwards. The book offers a glimpse into the real life of Israel's kibbutzniks, and this reissued edition includes an updated afterward by the author, discussing modern changes in kibbutz life.
Each time Chicken Man is moved into a new job on the kibbutz, someone else wants to take that job instead, and the chickens suffer as a consequence.
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Had Gadya: A Passover Song
by Michael Strassfeld
Anyone who has attended a Passover Seder smiles with recognition at the words and tune of Had Gadya, the traditional cumulative song that ends the holiday evening. Internationally acclaimed artist Seymour Chwast expands the text with a visual story-within-a-story, in a bright palette and folk-art style.
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Four Thousand Years of Jewish History: Then and Now is a book about time, events, change, adaptation, and survival. Its purpose: to introduce to readers of all ages perhaps new to the subject, the extraordinary journey of the Jewish people across forty centuries of cultural, societal, and religious history. With full-color illustrations, maps, diagrams, and text, Four Thousand Years of Jewish History: Then and Now chronicles the broad themes and developments of Jewish history, and offers a close-up account of the struggles, sorrows, and triumphs of the Jewish experience.
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The 11th Commandment: Wisdom from Our Children
by Children of America
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Seven Delightful Stories for Every Day
Stories by Theme: Modesty, Patience, Respect, Hospitality, Kindness, Responsibility and Attitude.
REtuld by Dov Peretz Elkins and illustrated by Zely Smekhov. Ages 3-6
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Tikkun Olam means fixing up the world. Eli and his mother go out into the country and discover that Man has polluted God's Creation. Elis mother explains to him what happened during the seven days of creation and how Man has changed Gods world. But its not too late yet, Elis mother says, to set things right. She shows him what even a young child can do for Tikkun Olam.
In a Special Section at the end of the book, the author outlines easy and fun ways that parents and children can work to clean up their neighborhood.
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Cakes and Miracles: A Purim Tale
by Barbara Diamond Goldin
Purim is approaching and Hershel, the only blind boy in the village, wishes he could help his mother prepare hamantashen for the holiday.
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Young Steve Satlow is thrilled when his hero Jackie Robinson moves onto his block. After the famed second baseman invites Steve to a Dodgers game, the two become friends. So when Jackie hears that the Satlows don't have a Christmas tree, he decides to give them one, not realizing the Satlows are Jewish. But Jackie's gift helps these two different families discover how much they have in common.
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Balloons are bright and floaty and shiny and perfect.
More than anything else in the whole wide world, Isabel wants a balloon. Everyone will get one on Graduation Dayeveryone except the porcupines, because Porcupines + Balloons = Trouble
But Isabel isn't going to settle for another boring bookmark. She has a plan. . . .
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Beautiful Yetta: The Yiddish Chicken
by Daniel Pinkwater
It is acknowledged fact that there are at least two colonies of parrots in Brooklyn, and while I have never seen chickens in Brooklyn, I feel certain that is only because I have now spent very much time there. Anyway, I am willing to go on record that Yetta's story is true, including that she speaks Yiddish!
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Creation by Gerald McDermott
Rich in color, shapes and textures, Gerald McDermott's meditation on the creation story from Genesis is a gift to readers of all ages; a glorious celebration of the creating spirit and of life itself.
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This picture book brings a light touch and engaging silliness to the story of a prince who rejects the lavish luxury of his upbringing in favor of a life as . . . a rooster. The only person who can persuade the prince to reconsider is neither a doctor nor a magician but a wise teacher who is willing to become a rooster too. Told to the author by her grandmother, who brought it from Eastern Europe a century ago, this traditional tale is accompanied by strikingly witty and graceful illustrations that add their own folkloric flavor.
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As Noahs wife sings the animals to sleep, an age-old tale is told afresh in a soothing poetic form brought to life with beautiful collage illustrations.
Naamah is the wife of Noah, and her name means "great singer." For forty days and forty nights, as the ark tosses on storm-wracked seas, Naamah sings. She sings to the animals, two by two. She sings to her husband, her sons, and their wives. She sings, and they all sleep, finally at peace. Acclaimed author Susan Campbell Bartolettis rhythmic, lyrical text pairs with Caldecott Honor winner Holly Meades luminous collage for a cozy, tender lullaby, and an ode to the power of song.
A 2012 Sydney Taylor Honor Book for Younger Readers
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Abby and her parents have moved to Israel, where they've always dreamed of living. Abby's excited about her new home, but she misses her grandma. As they exchange letters and emails, Abby tells about her new life-learning Hebrew, eating falafel, and floating in the Dead Sea. And through the long dry summer, as she looks forward to the first rain of autumn, she misses how she and Grandma used to splash and play on rainy days. Finally, one morning, Abby hears the long-awaited ping ping ping on the roof. And then something even more wonderful happens. Kathryn Mitter's bright paintings perfectly complement Charlotte Herman's appealing story of the love between a grandma and a little girl.
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A fresh look at Jewish folktales---wise, witty, hilarious
After finishing school in New York, Rabbi Harvey traveled west in search of adventure and, hopefully, work as a rabbi. His journey took him to Elk Spring, Colorado, a small town in the Rocky Mountains. When he managed to outwit the ruthless gang that had been ruling Elk Spring, the people invited Harvey to stay on as the towns rabbi. In Harveys adventures in Elk Spring, he settles disputes, tricks criminals into confessing, and offers unsolicited bits of Talmudic insight and Hasidic wisdom. Each story presents Harvey with a unique challenge--from convincing a child that he is not actually a chicken, to retrieving stolen money from a sweet-faced bubbe gone bad. Like any good collection of Jewish folktales, these stories contain layers of humor and timeless wisdom that will entertain, teach and, especially, make you laugh.
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Yankee at the Seder by Elka Weber
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How much work can one little chicken be?
When Leora finds a chicken in her front yard, she imagines keeping it as a pet and gathering eggs for breakfast every morning. But her mother has a very different view. Following a Jewish law that says finders arent keepers, Mrs. Bendosa is determined that the family should care for the chicken just until its rightful owner returns. Soon, however, one little chicken becomes a flock of chickens, a flock of chickens becomes two goats, two goats become a herd of goatsuntilOh! What a house!
Elisa Klevens exquisitely detailed folk art brings Elka Webers humorous retelling of a traditional tale to life and promises to leave readers pondering the adage, finders, keepers.
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Is Dalias little blue box magicor is the real magic the generosity that helps her fill it?
When Dalia learns about tzedakah, the Jewish tradition of charity and caring, she creates a tzedakah box where she can keep the money shes saved to help those in need. Her little brother Yossi is curious about the Hebrew letters painted on the box. "Are those letters magic?" he asks. They must be because Dalia tells him she's putting a big yellow comforter, a butterfly bush, and a banana cream pie inside of it! How ever will she do it?
Though there may be joy in receiving, Dalias story serves as a powerful reminder that the greatest joy of all comes from giving generously to others.
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When Mira's wish for a sister at long last comes true, she's thrilled -- but new baby isn't exactly what she expected. Who knew someone so little could make so much noise! No matter what Mira or her parents do to soothe or amuse her, baby's reaction is...
Waaaaaaa!
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Remembering My Pet
A Kid's Own Spiritual Remembering Workbook for When a Pet Dies
by Nechama Liss-Levinson, Molly Phinney Baskette, Lynn L. Caruso
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On a summer in 1942, Anne Frank and her family went into hiding from the Nazis. Until the day they arrested her, more than two years later, she kept a diary. ANNE FRANK is the indespensable visual guide to her tragic, but inspiring story. Produced in association with The Anne Frank House and filled with never-before-published snapshots, school pictures, and photos of the diary and the Secret Annex, this elegantly designed album is both a stand-alone introduction to Anne's life and a photographic companion to a classic of Holocaust literature.
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Rebecca is put in charge of the new neighbors' baby--and a kidnapper is on the loose in New York City. Could the child be in danger? Includes an illustrated "Looking Back" essay about household duties of young girls in 1914.
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Beginning with the story of Creation, the Bible teaches us to use and respect the land, conserve natural resources, and save energy. The Bible stories of Noah, Abraham, Joshua and others are retold, and reinforced with activities that will help young readers understand how to nurture and protect the environment.
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A camel, a train mishap and the holiday of Hanukkah bring together a Bedouin and a Jew in acts of kindness and camaraderie.
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Children's Literature
This true story of Siegmund Breitbart, a poor Polish Jew born in 1883, begins at a climactic point in his life. He is about to attempt to haul a wagon with ten men down New York's Fifth Avenue for half a mile using a strap in his teeth. We then trace his life as the son of a blacksmith, able to swing a nine-pound hammer when he is three. There is little he cannot bend or break by the time he is eleven. But he is also gentle with small animals and fond of playing the cello. He becomes famous for his strength. Soon he is traveling in shows all over Europe and to America. The climax of his story is his success pulling the loaded wagon. He is known as Zishe, the Iron King. His visual story is presented in thick black outline with textured crayon- or chalk-like color. These are scenes appropriate for historical record, with just enough detail to enhance the spare text. For example, a scene showing him "holding tiny mice in his hands" shows a mouse flexing his muscles like Zishe. Additional facts are included, along with a photograph of the actual man. Reviewer: Ken Marantz and Sylvia Marantz
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Children's Literature
As a child, Marcel Marceau enjoys dressing up and performing. A fan of silent movies, he remembers the magic of silence into adulthood. When World War I begins, he and his family must leave their Strasbourg home. Marcel studies art in Limoges, France. As the Nazis take over France and round up Jews, Marcel joins the Resistance and forges identity cards to save children. He also leads groups of children to safety in Switzerland. He continues to perform at a Children's Home. Spotted there, he is sent to study at a drama school, where he learns the almost forgotten art of mime. After the war, as the character Bip, he successfully revives the art of mime. Gautier's sketchy, mixed media illustrations exude innocence. The double-page scenes focus on the characters, and the background is illustrated sparingly. Two final pages show photographs of Bip in action and include explanatory notes that extend the story. Reviewer: Ken Marantz and Sylvia Marantz
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Maccabee! The Story of Hanukkah
By Tilda Balsley and David Harrington
At Hanukkah we tell this story, of ancient faithfulness and glory, of freedom lost and freedom won, by Jews who knew what must be done.
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When Farmer Max bids his barnyard animals goodnight as he heads off to a Purim play, the animals gets moving on a plan: theyll put on their own Purim play. Horse wont say nay to his role as King Ahashuerus, and sheep is set to play bad Haman, until another animal sneaks into the barnyard, and Esther doesnt duck an opportunity for barnyard heroism.
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Engineer Ari and the Sukkah Express
by Deborah Bodin Cohen and Shahar Kober
As Engineer Ari drives his train to Jerusalem, friends along the way give him branches and fruit for his backyard sukkah. Ari is sad that these friends live too far away to celebrate the holiday with him. But next day he finds that his pals Jessie and Nathaniel have cooked up a surprise, waiting for him at the train station.
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Publishers Weekly
Pre-Passover cleaning gets a fun twist in this rhyming tale. Izzy, an amateur inventor, has created a mothers ultimate dream: a house-cleaning machine, and just in time for Passover. Izzy knows that all the crumbs in his home must be removed before the holiday, and his invention will do just that. All were blown, all were thrown into Izzys machine/A pre-holiday feast for Passover McClean. McClean hits a snag, however, when the machine malfunctions right after it has inhaled the entire living room for cleaning, but before it has spit it back out, dirt free. Izzy must then use his inventors mind to make things right hours before the holiday begins. Kids will appreciate the easy rhyming scheme and bold pictures, and wish that they could invent their own Passover cleaning machine.
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School Library Journal
PreS-KSadie loves going to preschool at Temple Beth El where she sings songs, climbs on the tall gym outdoors, dresses up in costumes, and plays with her classmates. But on Monday, when her teacher tells the children about the upcoming holiday of Shavuot, Sadie gets nervous. She learns that Moses climbed all the way to the top of Mount Sinai to receive the Torah from God, and that the children will take their own hike at the end of the week. Sadie hates hiking: her boots always hurt her feet, her backpack always feels too heavy, there are never enough snacksand she's convinced that she will not make it to the top of the mountain...
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The Way Meat Loves Salt : A Cinderella Tale from the Jewish Tradition
by Nina Jaffe
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The Wedding That Saved a Town
by Yale Strom and Jenya Prosmitsky
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Benjamin and the Silver Goblet by Jacqueline Jules
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The Special Needs Acceptance Book
Being a Friend to Someone With Special Needs by Ellen Sabin
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The Nickels, Dimes and Dollars Book
A Wise Kid's Guide to Money Matters
by Ellen Sabin
The Nickels, Dimes and Dollars Book will help you learn to make smart decisions about how to spend, share, save, earn and grow your money.
You will see that the more you learn to manage your money, the more it can help you create a comfortable and meaningful future.
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A Mezuzah on the Door
by Amy Meltzer
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Papa Jethro
by Deborah Bodin Cohen, Jane Dippold
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A very accessible, simple explanation of a very complex religion. Aware of the many books that Jews use for study and enlightenment, Wood emphasizes "the most important book," the Torah, which is also "the most important part of the Scriptures." The "most important place for Jews to practice their religion" is the home. The Shema is "one of the most important Jewish prayers." "The most important day of the Jewish week" is called Shabbat. One sidebar explains that while believing and belonging are important in Jewish life, the "most important thing is behaving." There is a lovely double-page spread containing explanations of the most important lifecycle eventsbirth, bar/bat mitzvah, marriage, and deathand how these are celebrated. A couple of nice easy crafts can be good projects for almost any age reader either in a classroom or a family. A glossary and a really good index round out the book.
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This vivid, inspirational, and authoritative book will open new possibilities for children by telling the stories of how ten of the past century's greatest leaders changed the world in important ways.
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A fun-filled, illustrated look at key people and events in Jewish history; at holidays and customs; at the origins of Jewish names, and much more. A great book for the kids in your family or your school! Ages 8+
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Gershon and his wife live on the shores of the Black Sea "many years ago" in this retelling of a very old Hasidic legend. Gershon has made mistakes in his life, but never regretted or apologized. He has simply swept the bad deeds into the cellar. Once a year, on Rosh Hashanah, he bags them and tosses them into the sea. But "there is always a price to pay." When Gershon and his wife finally have the twin children they have wanted for so long, he is warned that he will lose them because of his thoughtlessness. A monster from the sea threatens the children, so Gershon offers himself instead, finally sorry for his wickedness.
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Winter's night, 11th century Spain. Young Shmuel Abinoam has lost his family & home & his wandering through streets of Granada. Suddenly, he is drawn to sweet melody of harp, floating from open window.
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Follow a group of children
through a day in their school, where everyone is welcomed with open arms
and learns from each other's traditions. Celebrate kindness,
inclusivity, and diversity in this joyous read-aloud. A must-read for ages 4 and up.
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Knowledge conquers fear, and this dad did not want his sons to have his irrational fear of bees. A fun book written in poetry that will help all of us appreciate bees! Ages 4 and up.
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"Can girls be President?" asked Eve. Yes, they can answered her mother. As a matter of fact, there is a woman right here in Oakland hoping to be President one day. Kamala Harris strived to create justice from being a very young child and throughout her life. Learn about her roots in Justice. Ages 4 and up.
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The Stone Lamp
by Karen Hesse and Brian Pinkney
Eight Stories Of Hanukkah Through History
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Even Higher
Written by Richard Ungar, Illustrated by Richard Ungar
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Irena Sendler, born to a Polish Catholic family, was raised to respect people of all backgrounds and to help those in need. She became a social worker; and after the German army occupied Poland during World War II, Irena knew she had to help the sick and starving Jews who were imprisoned in the Warsaw Ghetto. She began by smuggling food, clothing, and medicine into the ghetto, then turned to smuggling children out of the ghetto. Using false papers and creative means of escape, and at great personal risk, Irena helped rescue Jewish children and hide them in safe surroundings. Hoping to reunite the children with their families after the war, Irena kept secret lists of the children's identities.
Motivated by conscience and armed with compassion and a belief in human dignity, Irena Sendler confronted an enormous moral challenge and proved to the world that an ordinary person can accomplish deeds of extraordinary courage.
A 2012 Sydney Taylor Honor Book for Older Readers
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Where the Sidewalk Ends in Hebrew
by Shel Sliverstein
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Take your child on a colorful adventure to share the many ways Jewish people celebrate Shabbat around the world.
Shabbat Shalom!
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Kamala and sister Maya looked out on the courtyard of their apartment
building and saw an unused space. Little girl eyes saw a potential
playground to be enjoyed by all the residents. But where there is a will, there is a way, and between Kamala and Maya,
there was no shortage of will. The community provided the way. Ages 4
and up.
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She enchanted the nation with her peotry; now she will charm our children with her new book, Change Sings. Beautifully illustrated by Loren Long. Children learn that they have a voice, and they can help make change possible.
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Congressman John Lewis takes us behind the scenes
of the Civil Rights movement: on the way to Selma. For ages 9 through adults. Get free inspirational photo when you order this book.
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Yakov y los Siete Ladrones (Jacob and the Seven Thieves)
by Madonna Ritchie
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Agnon's Alef Bet: Poems by Shmuel Yosef Agnon; Robert Friend
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This book is just right for younger readers & listeners - from its rhythmical, simple & carefully worded text to readily grasped concept it teaches.
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Tova lives with her family on a small farm in the famous town of Chelm, a mythical village populated, according to Jewish folklore, by fools.
Tova's farm has hens and even a rooster, but no cow. Her mother, Rivka, wishes they could afford to buy a cow, so they could have fresh milk and butter every day. One night Tova's father has a dream about how to get milk without actually owning a cow. He asks Tova to help him find a way to get milk from their hens, and the results are hilarious. Finally, to the family's joy and the hens' relief, the problem is solved by none other than the wise Rabbi of Chelm himself, and a little extra help from Tova.
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KTAV Publishing House. Paperback. Book Condition: New. David Tabatsky. Bookseller Inventory # DADAX1602801347
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Hidden Treasures: Jewish Holiday Picture Puzzles
Look for a Dreidel, a candle, a drum. So many objects - can you find each one? Open the pages and hold the book near to find all the objects from the Jewish Year.
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A spider lives inside my head Who weaves a strange and wondrous web Of silken threads and silver strings To catch all sorts of flying things,
Like crumbs of thought and bits of smiles And specks of dried-up tears,
And dust of dreams that catch and cling For years and years and years . . .
Have you ever read a book with everything on it? Well, here it is, an amazing collection of never-before-published poems and drawings from the creator of Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, and Falling Up. You will say Hi-ho for the toilet troll, get tongue-tied with Stick-a-Tongue-Out-Sid, play a highly unusual horn, and experience the joys of growing down.
What's that? You have a case of the Lovetobutcants? Impossible! Just come on in and let the magic of Shel Silverstein bend your brain and open your heart.
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Dora the Explorer: Good Night, Dora!
A Lift-the-flap Story by Christine Ricci
Young readers can lift the flaps to see who is saying good night to Dora as she and Boots walk home, in a delightful story that teaches youngsters how to say good night in Spanish as well!
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Dora the Explorer. Dora Goes to School Hebrew
Dora Holechet L’bait Hasefer
by Leslie Valdes
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Multicultural, nonsectarian spiritual activities for students of all faiths, all backgrounds to help you spark their imaginations and think creatively about God, themselves and the world. Includes 40 full-color activity sheets with complete instructions.
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Over 100 photos capture the life of Anne Frank before hiding. With explanations and testimonials, this is a great book to have when reading the diary.
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Jewish History: The Big Picture
by Gila Gevirtz, Jonathan D. Sarna, Jonathan B. Krasner
This lively and accessible volume presents the full range of Jewish history, from biblical to contemporary times. Adapted from the two-volume award-winning work, The History of the Jewish People by Professors Jonathan Sarna and Jonathan Krasner, this single volume treats readers to a fast-paced account of Jewish history that is grounded in scholarship and brimming with information on topics as diverse as the development of Christianity beyond its Jewish roots into a new religion and the revival of Hebrew as a spoken language.
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Grandma Esther Remembers
A Jewish-American Family Story by Ann Morris
Severn-year-old Pamela and eleven-year-old Allison live in an apartment in Manhattan with their parents, Arnon and Susan. Their grandmother Esther lives across the river in Brooklyn. The children spend a lot of time with Grandma Esther on weekends and holidays and learn much from her about the family and its traditions and values.
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What should Mama do when she discovers her missing heirloom rug in a neighbor's apartment? Learn the suprising answer in The Mystery of the Missing Russian Rug - a true story from a Russian immigrant family. Ages 4+
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In this very special book, 34 children b/w 8-11 share their personal problems, their fears, their joys & their unusual experiences. Young readers are sure to find that they have much in common w/these children & that there are many important lessons to be learned from them.
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Here come Nechama & Tzippy, Yechezkel & Moishy & 26 other children who all have something to say!
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Eli - boy from Haifa who meets mysterious man called Cave Man.
Nava - smart girl who has everything going for her yet still feels insecure.
Aharon - struggling w/financial problems connected to his gogo collection...
Nechama - doesn't get along that well w/her mother...
Shuki - manages to overcome his hearing difficulties to save 37 people.
These kids & another 18 boys & girls are heroes of Kids Speak 3.
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Gideon - in turmoil. What's more dangerous, crashing waves of sea or fearsome Arab on shore?
Sari - becomes most popular girl in class - against her will. Does she deserve this honor?
Eliyahu - learns hard way that medicine doesn't always make you healthy.
Tehilla - always wanted to have best friend, but when she found one, she realized that friendship makes great demands.
Yehuda - can tell you how it feels to be taking care of your 3 year old brother & discover he's disappeared - right next to busy highway!
These children & another 11 boys & girls are heroes of Kids Speak 4.
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Ruthi, Shoshi & Other members of Zehavi Club - have number of mysteries to unravel: Who was hit & Run driver who hurt Zehavi? What is story behind strange woman who all kids call "Mirel Crossing Lady"?
Yossi - suddenly turns into suspect when classmate's electronic game disappears. He insists he's innocent - but they have evidence against him.
David - smashes window of parked car - & gets certificate of honor for it.
Michoel - trapped for hours w/scariest man in world...
11 children tell of unexpected happenings, fears & problems w/freinds & classmates in 5th volume of popular & best selling series, Kids Speak.
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Reuven - climbs tree in his backyard, although his father has told him not to. Snake hidden in bird's nest bites him. Now Reuven has 2 problems: snake bite & fact that he disobeyed his father. Should he run home for help & tell his father what happened? Reuven doesn't know it yet, but his life depends on making right decision...
Michal - falls asleep on bus on her way home & Wakes up to find herself in deserted bus depot outside city, far from her home, w/no one there to help her...
Yisrael - tries his hand as amateur electrician & learns that electricity isn't all music & light, but has its dark side, too.
Dan & Yehoshua - play w/tractor & find themselves cruising downhill. W/no other choice, thy give themselves crash course in driving...
Tami - ventures bit to far into water & feels powerful undertow dragging her out to sea. Her friends, playing happily near shore, don't hear her cries for help...
In these pages, 40 boys & girls share biggest moments - worst & best, scariest & sweetest. As they tell their stories, they reveal their private thoughts & feelings - feelings that many readers may share. Best of all, they teach us what they've learned from their experiences.
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9 children, all contemporary heroes, walk in footsteps of past. They act in ways that remind us of nobility of soul possessed by spiritual giants who lived in previous eras.
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Avi - best shot in school, finds another use for his great aim when he & his siblings are trapped in fire. His friends always tell him that he has a "hot hand". Now he - & you - find out why.
Binyamin - fighter for justice, discovers true justice as he helps hundreds of kids make it through storms & floods.
Chaim - endangers his life to save none other than "Haman" himself.
Tali - suspected by her classmates of taking what doesn't belong to her, does some daring & highly creative detective work to find real culprit.
Tova - prepares amazing surprise package, never dreaming that her life will be threatened by it.
All these kids & more are heroes of Kids Speak 6: Thorough Fire & Water.
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Eliezer Abramson - kidnapped by Russian soldiers before his father's eyes. Will they ever be reunited?
Shimi - left as infant in backyard of Jewish family. Can he discover who his parents are & why they abandoned him?
Ignatz Elern - goodhearted German Jew, estranged from his heritage. How will he find his way back to Torah & mitzvos?
For hundreds of years, ancestral treasure has lain buried somewhere in Greece. Who can decipher cryptic code to find it?
In Search of Lost Treasure is adventure filled w./surprising twists & turns in quest to find something precious & dear. Set in turmoil of WWI & Russian Revolution, this latest novel in popular Rebbe Mendel series takes you across globe, from St Petersburg to Berlin, NY to Petach Tikvah. Excitement never stops as hidden past unfolds all way to astonishing conclusion.
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Naftali - model student, draws admiration of his classmates...until one of them discovers his secret.
Chaya - ball of energy, loves recess & games she & her friends play. There's only one problem: she doesn't know how to lose.
Ari - scared stiff of police, runs to hide whenever he hears siren. Then he finds himself face to face w/policeman.
Binyamin - sharp as tack, solves mysteries fast. Nothing escapes him & that's problem. If he reveals what he found out, someone might get hurt.
Baruch - burning mad at his younger brother, wants to hit him. His older sister Rivky suggests different approach, one that will change his life...& hers.
11 children just like you are heroes of Kids Speak 7.
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Israel: Festivals of the World by Richard Lord
Describes how the Judaic culture of Israel is reflected in its many festivals, including Pesach, Sukkot, and Hanukkah.
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The Very Best Place for a Penny
by Dina Herman Rosenfeld
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Sharlene Humm was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in 1953 and was raised by parents who were in the United States Air Force. She is the mother of six children, Christina, David, Daniel, Joshua, Michael and Clarissa, and has three grandsons, Walter, Scott and Joshua. Sharlene is the founder and CEO for Sharlene's Angels on Earth Inc., a nonprofit that helps survivors of violence and abuse. She wrote Jack & Jill in the Special Wish as the first of a series of Jack & Jill Adventures. Jack & Jill was created for her daughter Clarissa and Stephen Eisenwasser, originally as a musical play, where Stephen is Jack, and Clarissa is Jill, as you see in the illustrations. With the help of many fine and talented actors, the story comes to life on stage and on the pages of Jack & Jill in the Special Wish.
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Yisrael and Meir like to travel all over the world. Wherever they go, they meet new people and learn about Jewish life there. And in this book, with its lavish color illustrations and gorgeous design, Yisrael and Meir invite us to come along for the ride with lots of fun-filled expeditions and thrilling surprises!
Children will clamor for each day's new adventure as they visit fascinating locations and discover the unique flavor of communities everywhere. We'll get something else on these trips to many places. Yisrael and Meir are on a mission to change the way people speak, and at each location, every single day, we'll learn something new about shmiras haloshon, the laws of proper speech. It will be a lesson a day - a lesson in every place - and this book makes these lessons irresistibly interesting and exciting.
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Which tzaddik was disliked & rejected by his family in his youth? Which gentle shepherd became Torah genius while watching his father's sheep? Who experienced miracles in his daily life & on battlefield? Who was constantly running away from king - even though he was married to king's daughter?
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The spell-binding storyline takes the reader through the capture of the Anavah passengers by terrifying pirates, each of whom embodies a bad middah (character trait). The stunning illustrations depict the manifestations of each of the bad middos in a realistic, concrete way that even very young children can grasp.
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Lost Treasure of Tikun HaMiddos Island
by Boruch Chait
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My Friends the Alef Beis by Boruch Chait
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An exquisite collection, Honey on the Page offers a feast of beguiling original translations of stories and poems for children.Ages 9 and up; great for teachers. Grandparents, too!
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Discover Israel through its food and crafts of its holidays. Great recipes and unusual craft ideas. Beautiful pictures. Great for families, teachers, and libraries.
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100+ Jewish Art Projects for Children
by Sorel Goldberg Loeb, Margaret A. Feldman, Nina S. Sher, Nina Streisand Sher
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Which letter appears most in Tanach?
How much was most expensive aliyah to Torah?
How big is largest tallis?
How much does most expensive cell phone cost?
Where is world's narrowest street?
Who can swim faster: Michael Phelps or sailfish?
Is there such thing as poisonous lake?
Which animals can fly w/o wings?
Which bird has UV vision?
Can eggs communicate w/each other?
Is there such thing as electric fish?
Can killer bee really kill?
Which continent never had war fought on it?
Appearing for 1st time in English, full color Book of Amazing Facts & Feats opens up world of little known & fascinating facts about Judaism & world in format appropriate for Torah home.
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Who was last Jewish king? How many hours was King David supposed to live? How many schoolchildren learned in ancient city of Beitar? Which city does "Saf Ra'al" refer to? How many people around world share your birthday? What is vexillology? Which animal won 3rd place in Rio de Janeiro mayoral election of 1988? What time is it on Doomsday Clock? What is "wolf peach"? How long was Football War? Which raptors, falcons & blackbirds do not have feathers? Which tank is considered world's best & who built it? What is Mother of All Bombs? What are "Red Flag" laws? How much did Model T car cost in 1916? What is name of only Israeli manufactured car? Why was Zeppelin airship supposed to be called Schwarz? Which famous artist designed 1st helicopter - in 1640? What color is airplane's "Black Box"? How can hospital be on ship?
Following overwhelming success of 1st volume, Book of Amazing Facts & Feats, volume 2 follows w/even more little known & fascinating facts about Judaism & world in format appropriate for Torah home.
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Do you know who had strongest hair? Who has highest IQ on record? Who donated most sifrei Torah? Which is smartest nation in world? Who is world's all time record breaker? Where was world's largest matzah baked? When was 1st "traffic accident" in space? Who was 1st king mentioned in Torah? What is 1st animal mentioned in Torah? Who survived being struck by lightning 7 times? How small is world's smallest kosher sefer Torah? Which is most common eye color & which is rarest? Which autistic savant can read 2 pages simultaneously, one w/each eye?
Find answers to these questions as well as numerous other amazing facts & true life stories, all accompanied by hundreds of incredible photographs, in format appropriate for Torah home, in this, 3rd volume of Amazing Facts & Feats.
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