Thank You, Trees!
…both show a diverse mix of Jewish characters enjoying Tu B’Shevat, including Jews of color. Credit: Heidi Rabinowitz (guest blogger). Check out Heidi’s post about Tu B’Shevat. View on goodreads.com…
Tzimmes for Tzipporah
Written by: Megan Hoy. Illustrated by: Christine Battuz. This count down to the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah explores life and celebration on a family farm through the eyes of…
Maus And The Pajamafication of Literature Blog Post
…Jews who were in concentration camps. THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS is narrated by a German boy. The Jewish perspective is completely eliminated. The Problem with Innocence Second, the…
Happy Birthday, Trees!
Written by: Karen Rostoker-Gruber. Illustrated by: Holly Sterling. Along with THANK YOU, TREES! these two simple rhyming board books are significant in that both show a diverse mix of Jewish…
We Belong Here
…when friends help one another the whole community is better together. WE BELONG HERE is a story of friendship between a Japanese boy and a Jewish girl in Canada soon…
Two New Years
…In the fall, Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, offers an opportunity to bake challah, dip apples in honey, and lift voices in song. In the spring, Lunar New Year…
Representation Matters: The Palestinian Experience Blog Post
…see themselves in, and a window for others to be able to see them through. Right now, due to events beyond their control, Palestinian, Muslim, and Jewish children in our…
A Moon for Moe and Mo
Written by: Jane Breskin Zalben. Illustrated by: Mehrdokht Amini. Moses Feldman, a Jewish boy, lives at one end of Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn, New York, while Mohammed Hassan, a Muslim…
The Whispering Town
…as successful as the family in this story. The story is about a child and her family who are hiding a Jewish mother and her son from the soldiers on…
Big Bad Wolf’s Yom Kippur
…young readers as they discover we can all return to our best selves, beginning with kindness and heartfelt apologies. This book is on The Association of Jewish Libraries Holiday Highlights…