 | Elvina's Mirror
Publication Date: March 1, 2009| Age Level: 10 and up | Grade Level: 5 and up 2010 Sydney Taylor Book Award, Notable Book for Older ReadersThe tale of Rashi’s granddaughter, a young girl who defies her community to help a friend in need. In this sequel to My Guardian Angel, Sylvie Weil continues the story of Elvina, the 14-year-old granddaughter of Rashi, the famous 11th-century French Bible and Talmud commentator. It is the spring of 1097 in the town of Troyes, in France. The Crusaders have been marauding their way through Europe, attacking Jewish communities. One evening, a mysteriou...
 |  | Great Mitzvah Fair
Publication Date: June 1988A fantasy fair, featuring a flying Seder plate, a slide shaped like a giant mezuzah, and other aspects of Jewish culture, brings delight to a town and then moves on. ...
|  | Escape from Egypt: A Novel
Publication Date: April 1994| Age Level: 11 and up The Exodus story forms the backdrop for this carefullyresearched novel in which Jesse, a Hebrew slave, is torn between hisfamily's wishes and his passion for the half-Egyptian, half-SyrianJennat. By the author of Journey to America....
|  | An Adventure in Latkaland:A Hanukkah Story
Publication Date: October 1, 2010| Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up On the first night of Hanukkah, Jacob Stern and his family are visited by a mysterious stranger who leaves behind a golden dreidl as a gift. Late that night, with a magical spin of the dreidl, a girl named Sarah appears and takes Jacob on an extraordinary adventure to Latkaland.Join the children as they draw on their wits, courage and the lessons of history to overcome the fearsome obstacles they encounter in this marvelous tale, inspired by the story of the Maccabees. ...
|  | Ellie's Shabbat Surprise
Publication Date: November 10, 2008| Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up Ellie s Shabbat Surprise is another book in the series about the family of Elisheva, or Ellie, as she likes to be called. In this beautiful Shabbat story, Ellie has a problem. She has been practicing a special song to sing in her Shabbat group. But what has happened to her voice? It sounds funny kind of rough and low. How will she be able to sing? Find out how she deals with the problem in a unique and inventive way, and join Ellie and her family from the Sabbath s beginning, Shabbat shalom, until its end, Shavu...
|  | It's Tot Shabbat!
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|  | The Day the Rabbi Disappeared: Jewish Holiday Tales of Magic
Publication Date: May 29, 2003| Age Level: 10 and up | Grade Level: 5 and up Noted folklorist Howard Schwartz retells 12 Jewish tales from around the world. Each tale combines elements of magic with a link to a Jewish holiday, giving new perspectives on Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Hanukkah, Purim, and Passover—plus Shabbat, the weekly Sabbath. These memorable stories of holiday miracles and miraculous escapes have been passed down orally for thousands of years. Now the best of them—from “A Flock of Angels” to “The Enchanted Menorah” and “The Magic Win...
|  | Afikomen Mambo
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|  | Savta Simcha and the Seven Splendid Gifts
Publication Date: 1987Join in Savta Simcha's unusual shopping spree in the Land of Israel. ...
|  | Why the Snake Crawls on Its Belly
Publication Date: September 1, 2001| Age Level: 6 and up | Grade Level: 1 and up A ladder stands in the Garden of Eden, reaching all the way to Heaven. Adam and Eve go up and down the ladder as they please, singing with the angels and talking to God. When the snake convinces them to sin, the ladder is broken. God and the angels decide the snakeÂ’s punishment, but so the snake does not give up hope, he is given the opportunity to periodically shed his skin and start over again. Eventually, the snake may understand his mistake and in the future will take his place next to man on the ...
|  | A Pickpocket's Tale
Release Date: January 8, 2008| Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up Molly Abraham is a kinchin mort: a ten-year-old thief trying not to starve on the London streets.But everything changes for Molly when she is sentenced to be transported to the American colonies.She becomes an indentured servant to a kind Jewish family in New York City, and Molly has it good.So why is it that all she wants to do is go back to London?Karen Schwabach uses richly detailed descriptions and authentic period language to bring history to life.She skillfully explores the subjects of Jewish culture in Colonial...
|  | Miriam in the Desert
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|  | Berries Goodman
Publication Date: June 1992A classic story. ...
|  | The Song of the Whales
Publication Date: April 12, 2010| Age Level: 10 and up | Grade Level: 5 and up Michael’s grandfather has a secret—a secret that’s almost too strange to share . . . When Michael moves to Israel, he leaves loneliness behind and steps into the light of his grandfather’s magic. Like a sorcerer’s apprentice, Michael learns how to blur the lines between dreams and reality when his grandfather hands down the most precious of gifts—a gift that allows Michael passage into his grandfather’s dreams. Written with a quiet simplicity that wins the reader over at o...
|  | The Trees Of The Dancing Goats
Release Date: November 1, 1996Trisha 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...
|  | Sam and Charlie (and Sam Too!)
Release Date: March 1, 2013| Grade Level: 1 and up When Charlie moves next door to Sam, he's thrilled to have a new friend--even if she is a girl. Charlie has a little sister, also named Sam--or Sam Too, as the other Sam comes to call her. Both Sam and Charlie (and Sam Too) are Jewish, and they try to live by the religion's motto: Love your neighbor as yourself. The five brief stories in this book, accompanied by colorful illustrations, highlight the value of friendship and its ups and downs. ...
|  | Hoppy Hanukkah!
Release Date: September 1, 2009| Grade Level: Pre K and up Violet and Simon, two small bunnies, are excited about Hanukkah.Simon is ready to light all the candles and then blow them right out!But Mama and Papa explain how to celebrate Hanukkah by lighting one candle each night at sunset and placing the menorah in the window for all to see.Grandma and Grandpa come over, too, and there are latkes and presents and a dreidel game.Linda Glaser's simple, cozy story is just right for children first learning about this holiday.Daniel Howarth's charming paintings show a happy family passing on their ...
|  | Naomi's Song
Publication Date: February 16, 2009| Age Level: 10 and up | Grade Level: 5 and up “Silverberg immerses the reader in the era, giving us insights into the experiences and qualities that made Naomi such a strong and dedicated woman.”—Beliefnet.com;“...This narrative features an old-fashioned style, yet its strong, resilient female characters display an inner strength that adds a very modern, universal appeal...it’s the romance and adventure that will keep readers turning pages. A natural choice for religious collections...”—ALA BooklistA modern midrash...
|  | Emanuel and the Hanukkah Rescue
Publication Date: August 1, 2012Angry that his father is afraid to kindle the Hanukkah lights, Emanuel stows away on a whaling ship. When a storm overtakes the boat, it is his father’s change of heart and the family menorah that light the way home. ...
|  | The Last Pair of Shoes
Publication Date: September 1, 2005This book is about a boy living in war-torn Europe who shares his shoes even though its his last pair. The message is that you can never be too poor to help someone in need. ...
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