Lists and Suggestions for Kids
List: Jewish American Heritage Month
Buen shabat, shabbat shalom
Aroeste, Sarah, author.
Learn Ladino words and celebrate Shabbat with a Sephardic Jewish family. ... More
Tía Fortuna's new home
Behar, Ruth, 1956- author.
Estrella learns about her Cuban and Jewish heritage as she helps her aunt move from her Miami apart... More
We are Jewish faces
Darvick, Debra B., author.
"Debra Darvick's delightful picture book mirrors today's emerging Jewish reality; a ... More
The Christmas mitzvah
Gottesfeld, Jeff, author.
"Al Rosen, a Jewish man, takes on the jobs of his Christian neighbors on Christmas Eve and day... More
Sammy Spider's first Bar Mitzvah
Rouss, Sylvia A., author.
Josh attends his cousin Ben's bar mitzvah where he gets a view of the Torah readings, the bles... More
Red and green and blue and white : inspired by a true story
Wind, Lee, author.
"Inspired by a true story, this is a tale of a community that banded together to spread light.... More
A place at the table
Faruqi, Saadia, author.
Sixth-graders Sara, a Pakistani American, and Elizabeth, a Jewish girl, connect in an after school ... More
Sorry for your loss
Levy, Joanne, author.
Evie's family runs a Jewish funeral home and she enjoys helping out. She doesn't normally... More
Becoming Brianna
Libenson, Terri, author, artist.
Everyone knows how much brainy Bri likes the spotlight (not). So why did she ever agree to somethin... More
Linked
Korman, Gordon, author.
"Link, Michael, and Dana live in a quiet town. But it's woken up very quickly when someon... More
The $150,000 rugelach
Marks, Allison, author.
Sixth graders Jack and Jillian are selected to be teammates in a nationally televised baking compet... More
Recipe for disaster
Lucido, Aimee, author.
"Hannah Malfa-Adler is Jew ... ish. Not that she really thinks about it. She'd prefer to ... More
Not your all-American girl
Rosenberg, Madelyn, 1966- author.
Sixth-graders Lauren and Tara have always done everything together so it is only natural that they ... More
Summer of stolen secrets
Sternberg, Julie, author.
"Catarina has never met her strict Jewish grandmother. But now, with an opportunity to spend t... More
Turtle boy
Wolkenstein, M. Evan, author.
Seventh-grader Will's Bar Mitzvah community service project, visiting an incurably ill older b... More
Chunky
Mercado, Yehudi, author, artist.
"In this full-color middle grade graphic memoir, Yehudi Mercado draws inspiration from his chi... More
Understanding Judaism
Yomtov, Nelson, author.
Understanding Judaism covers the history of Judaism and explores how the religion has evolved and e... More
Torah scroll
Ofanansky, Allison, author.
"A photographic behind-the-scenes picture book about how a Torah scroll is made, from the parc... More
What you will see inside a synagogue
Hoffman, Lawrence A., 1942-
Names and explains the various objects found in a synagogue, how they are used in the service and o... More
Here is the world : a year of Jewish holidays
Newman, Lesléa, author.
The year's range of Jewish holidays and celebrations are presented in this repeating, rhyming ... More
D.I.J., do it Jewish : use your Jewish creativity!
Bietz, Barbara, author.
"Learn from Jewish creativity mentors and use your own Jewish creativity in areas ranging from... More
Try it! : how Frieda Caplan changed the way we eat
Rockliff, Mara, author.
A picture book biography of Frieda Caplan, the produce pioneer who changed the way Americans eat by... More
Jewish immigrants : in their shoes
Krasner, Barbara, author.
Offers readers a compelling look into the lives, challenges, and successes of Jewish immigrants. ... More
Dear Mr. Dickens
Churnin, Nancy, author.
"In Eliza Davis's day, Charles Dickens was the most celebrated living writer in England. ... More
Saving Lady Liberty : Joseph Pulitzer's fight for the Statue of Liberty
Friddell, Claudia, author.
When Joseph Pulitzer first saw the Statue of Liberty's head in Paris, he shared sculptor Augus... More