When nine-year-old Amy offers to help her grandmother recover her worn and stained dining room chairs, she is surprised to learn that her grandmother likes them just the way they are. Grandma's loving explanation is an amusingand delightful tapestry of Cherished Memories.

Cherished Memories

Sylvia A. Rouss

Apples & Honey Press

Sara sees an old man pick up a bruised apple from the discarded pile next to the local market. She wonders if he's hungry, as she eats her own breakfast. She wonders if he's lonely, as she shares Shabbat dinner with Mom and Grandma. As Hanukkah approaches, a season of light and hope, Sara discovers that tzedakah can be as bright and colorful as a Hanukkah cookie with sprinkles. 
 A Note for Families provides context about the story and traditions of Hanukkah, and about the meaning of tzedakah, and challenges readers to think about ways they can give tzedakah, too.

Hanukkah Cookies with Sprinkles

Children's Books

Adler, David

Literature & Fiction

Meet Avi the Ambulance! Avi dreams of being a life-saving ambulance just like his Mom, Dad, and big sister Maya. So what's s a young, ambitious ambulance to do? Go to school of course! Avi learns all sort of important skills from the ambulance teacher at school: How to zig-and-zag, zoom-and-stop, and of course how to treat patients well and drive gently. This first book of the new Avi the Ambulance series will charm young readers, and give them a taste of Israel and the Jewish value of helping others.

Avi the Ambulance Goes to School

Carlson, Claudia

Kayla loves having Passover seder with her family and her dog, Kugel even though he almost spills the grape juice, makes a mess of the matzah, and takes off with the afikoman! This story touches on the highlights of the Passover seder with warmth and humor. An author note at the end explores how Passover songs can lift our spirits and help us imagine how our great-, great-, great-, great-, great- (lots of greats) grandparents felt when they became free. Discussion prompts help children relate the ideas to their own lives.

Kayla and Kugel's Almost-Perfect Passover

Koffsky, Ann

Animals

Come sing the alef bet Mama Doni style! Musicians Mama Doni and Eric Lindberg s upbeat and charming lyrics form the text for this rollicking trip through the alef bet. Readers can sing along as they watch a sister, brother and their animal friends jump, climb, swing, and twirl through each letter. Israeli artist Rinat Gilboa s illustrations are sophisticated and charming, with hidden Hebrew words, textures and color that will delight both adult and child readers. A fantastic and fun introduction to the Hebrew a,b,c s.

Sing Along Alef Bet

Doni, Mama

The second book in the Avi the Ambulance series! Avi wants work with the other rescue vehicles, like Hila the helicopter and Motti the medicycle, and rescue people. He feels left out when his mom, the command car, assigns him and his medic Zach to restock supplies. But along the way to delivering them, there is an emergency...and it's Avi to the rescue! Our favorite ambulance gets to help someone that he never expected would need him. This story highlights Jewish values including caring for animals, Tza'ar Baalei Chaim, (yes, that someone Avi helps is a cute cat named Yofi!) and helping the injured, P'ikuach Nefesh,.

Avi to the Rescue

Leah lives high up in an apartment building overlooking the city, and dreams of having a sukkah of her own. But there s no place to build it. With some help from the neighbors, Leah and her friend Ari find a way to have their own sukkah on the roof. An author s note at the end explores the Jewish value of kehilla, community, and invites children to think about why kehilla is important and what activities they can do to build kehilla.

Sky High Sukkah

Packer, Rachel Orenstein

Where do children play tower games with tower pieces, wear tower hats and eat tower cakes? In the city of Babel, of course! There, the people are building a tower that will reach up to the heavens. The tower is the most important thing in the world to them. But what will happen when they realize that a tower is just tower? In this contemporary retelling of the biblical Tower of Babel story, the people of Babel are presented though the lens of a very relatable family and their neighborhood. Illustrated with a fantastic attention to detail, each corner of the city and tower are filled with new discoveries that will delight every reader.

Babel

Lumer, Marc

History

Follow Lou as he appeals to the Rabbi for answers on how to solve his overcrowding problem! A contemporary mash-up of the Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe with the traditional Jewish folktale about a family getting unexpected wisdom from the Rabbi, this high-energy adventure is chock-full of animals, kids, humor, whimsy and silliness. Mottram s illustrations add another level of fun as the animals wear Lou s glasses, gnaw on the furniture, and add to the clutter and mischief. A laugh-out-loud romp, this tale serves as a fun reminder that sometimes things have to go from bad to worse, before you realize they were wonderful all along!

Oy Vey Life in a Shoe

Grubman, Bonnie

In this playful version of The Little Red Hen, a young girl enlists her animal friends to help make the challah for Rosh Hashanah. With humorous, lively illustrations, this story captures the values of imagination, responsibility, and welcoming guests.

Little Red Rosie

Kimmel, Eric

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