Lists and Suggestions for Kids

List: Jewish American Heritage Month

Aroeste, Sarah, author.

Learn Ladino words and celebrate Shabbat with a Sephardic Jewish family. ... More

Behar, Ruth, 1956- author.

Estrella learns about her Cuban and Jewish heritage as she helps her aunt move from her Miami apart... More

Darvick, Debra B., author.

"Debra Darvick's delightful picture book mirrors today's emerging Jewish reality; a ... More

Gottesfeld, Jeff, author.

"Al Rosen, a Jewish man, takes on the jobs of his Christian neighbors on Christmas Eve and day... More

Rouss, Sylvia A., author.

Josh attends his cousin Ben's bar mitzvah where he gets a view of the Torah readings, the bles... More

Wind, Lee, author.

"Inspired by a true story, this is a tale of a community that banded together to spread light.... More

Faruqi, Saadia, author.

Sixth-graders Sara, a Pakistani American, and Elizabeth, a Jewish girl, connect in an after school ... More

Levy, Joanne, author.

Evie's family runs a Jewish funeral home and she enjoys helping out. She doesn't normally... More

Libenson, Terri, author, artist.

Everyone knows how much brainy Bri likes the spotlight (not). So why did she ever agree to somethin... More

Korman, Gordon, author.

"Link, Michael, and Dana live in a quiet town. But it's woken up very quickly when someon... More

Marks, Allison, author.

Sixth graders Jack and Jillian are selected to be teammates in a nationally televised baking compet... More

Lucido, Aimee, author.

"Hannah Malfa-Adler is Jew ... ish. Not that she really thinks about it. She'd prefer to ... More

Rosenberg, Madelyn, 1966- author.

Sixth-graders Lauren and Tara have always done everything together so it is only natural that they ... More

Sternberg, Julie, author.

"Catarina has never met her strict Jewish grandmother. But now, with an opportunity to spend t... More

Wolkenstein, M. Evan, author.

Seventh-grader Will's Bar Mitzvah community service project, visiting an incurably ill older b... More

Mercado, Yehudi, author, artist.

"In this full-color middle grade graphic memoir, Yehudi Mercado draws inspiration from his chi... More

Yomtov, Nelson, author.

Understanding Judaism covers the history of Judaism and explores how the religion has evolved and e... More

Danis, Naomi.

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Ofanansky, Allison, author.

"A photographic behind-the-scenes picture book about how a Torah scroll is made, from the parc... More

Hoffman, Lawrence A., 1942-

Names and explains the various objects found in a synagogue, how they are used in the service and o... More

Newman, Lesléa, author.

The year's range of Jewish holidays and celebrations are presented in this repeating, rhyming ... More

Bietz, Barbara, author.

"Learn from Jewish creativity mentors and use your own Jewish creativity in areas ranging from... More

Rockliff, Mara, author.

A picture book biography of Frieda Caplan, the produce pioneer who changed the way Americans eat by... More

Krasner, Barbara, author.

Offers readers a compelling look into the lives, challenges, and successes of Jewish immigrants. ... More

Churnin, Nancy, author.

"In Eliza Davis's day, Charles Dickens was the most celebrated living writer in England. ... More

Friddell, Claudia, author.

When Joseph Pulitzer first saw the Statue of Liberty's head in Paris, he shared sculptor Augus... More