Sunday April 28, 2024 | 19 Nisan 5784
“Afikomen,” story by Tziporah Cohen, Illustrated by Yaara Eshet, published by Groundwood Books. In this stunning wordless picture book, “readers” will follow three children who travel back in time from their Passover seder to ancient Egypt. It follows what happened to baby Moses and how he was saved from the Nile River. There is a […]
“What Do You See? On Purim,” by Bracha Goetz, published by Judaica Press This is the perfect introduction to Purim for infants to toddlers. This board book highlights everything that is needed to celebrate Purim. Photographs of children in costumes, ingredients to bake hamantashen, different megillahs to read, graggers to count, items for mishloach manot, […]
The Blue Butterfly of Cochin, by Ariana Mizrahi, illustrated by Siona Benjamin, published by Kalaniot Books In this important and touching picture book, Mizrahi shares the history of Jews from Cochin, India, highlighting their magnificent ancient synagogue and the Jewish community’s traditions. As the Cochin Jews get ready to move to the land of Israel, […]
“The Promise,” by Bridget Hodder and Fawzia Gilani-Williams, illustrated by Cinzia Battistel, published by Kar-Ben Publishing This touching story is about two friends—a Muslim boy named Hassan and a Jewish boy named Jacob—and their respect and love for one another. Set in Morocco during World War II, this book is inspired by true events. Jacob […]
As a child, Barbara Feigin fled Nazi Germany in 1940 to Chehalis, Washington. A few years ago, her late Jewish father’s journal was discovered, detailing the family’s harrowing escape from Berlin. “I knew that we had escaped from Germany, but I knew none of the details about it, and my parents never spoke about it,” […]
“Mrs. Maccabee’s Miracle” by Elka Weber, illustrated by Amélie Videlo, published by Kar-Ben Publishing This book puts a cute twist on the story of the Maccabees. Mrs. Maccabee helps her five sons find their missing items like a cloak, dreidel and spear. She responds with, “Where you leave them is where they stay.” This message […]
“Measuring a Year: A Rosh Hashanah Story,” by Linda Elovitz Marshall, illustrated by Zara González Hoang, published by Abrams Appleseed How would you measure a year? Marshall delves into Jewish experiences we celebrate throughout the year, including Tu Bishvat and Purim, weddings and bar/bat mitzvahs. She shares common experiences we all may have like meeting […]
Martin Drapkin has authored a novel inspired by his upbringing in Jewish Milwaukee. “Poor Tom” follows the lives of Julius Dickman, who has a boatload of issues and concerns, and his father, Herbert. Herbert is 72 and just finished his career in the theater with the role of Shakespeare’s King Lear. The novel follows the […]
Early one winter morning, a small Jewish boy named Daniel is startled out of bed to the sound of someone walking in fresh snow. He peers out of his room’s window to see his father carrying a mysterious box away from his home. What happens next in “Out and About: A Tale of Giving” the […]
“Rifka’s Presents,” by Laurie Wallmark, illustrated by Adelina Lirius, published by Random House Studio In this beautifully written and illustrated picture book, elementary school children will get an inside view into the lives of Rivka and her family as Jewish immigrants to New York in 1918. Although Rivka was looking forward to going to school, […]
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