Lists and Suggestions for Kids
List: Stories from Jewish Creators
Spike it, Mo!
Adler, David A.
When Mo and his dad join in a volleyball game at the beach and the score is tied, it is up to Mo, t... More
Bear and Fred : a World War II story
Argaman, Iris.
The true story of a Jewish boy in hiding during World War II, as told by his teddy bear. I felt ... More
Freckle juice
Blume, Judy.
Andrew wants freckles so badly that he buys Sharon's freckle recipe for fifty cents. ... More
By the great horn spoon!
Fleischman, Sid.
A gentleman's gentleman from Boston flees to the wilds of California during the Gold Rush and ... More
Way too many latkes : a Hanukkah in Chelm
Glaser, Linda.
"When Faigel can't find her latke recipe, her husband asks the rabbi, whose advice leads ... More
Teddy Roosevelt was a moose?
Gutman, Dan.
"Did you know that Theodore Roosevelt was shot before a rally, and went on to give his speech ... More
Shield of the Maccabees : a Hanukkah graphic novel
Kimmel, Eric A.
"During the time period of the Hanukkah story, two boys, one Jewish and one Greek, form a last... More
The Eight Knights of Hanukkah
Kimmelman, Leslie.
On the last night of Hanukkah, Lady Sadie summons her children, the Eight Knights of Hanukkah, to s... More
Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and me, Elizabeth
Konigsburg, E. L.
Two fifth-grade girls, one of whom is the first black child in a middle-income suburb, play at bein... More
Operation do-over
Korman, Gordon.
"Mason and Ty were once the very best of friends, like two nerdy sides of the same coin . . . ... More
A ceiling made of eggshells
Levine, Gail Carson.
From age seven, Loma relishes traveling with her beloved grandfather across fifteenth-century Spain... More
Ducks on the road : a counting adventure
Lobel, Anita.
"Ten little ducks go for a walk with their parents but one by one, they get distracted and go ... More
The Arnold Lobel book of Mother Goose
Lobel, Arnold.
An illustrated collection of Mother Goose nursery rhymes, including well-known ones such as "B... More
Twice as good : the story of William Powell and Clearview, the only golf course designed, built, and owned by an African American
Michelson, Richard.
Recounts the life of William Powell, an African American golfer discriminated against because of hi... More
Alicia and the hurricane : a story of Puerto Rico
Newman, Lesléa.
"Bestselling author Lesléa Newman offers a tender and timely story of a Puerto Rican child fa... More
Pax, journey home
Pennypacker, Sara.
It has been a year since newly orphaned Peter and his pet fox Pax, now a protective father, have se... More
Go ask Ozzie : a rotten Richie story
Polacco, Patricia.
When Patricia starts junior high, her awful older brother Richie makes her life miserable but after... More
The greatest table
Rosen, Michael J.
"In a world of bountiful food yet increasing food insecurity, we are called to remember that a... More
Sammy Spider's first Bar Mitzvah
Rouss, Sylvia A.
Josh attends his cousin Ben's bar mitzvah where he gets a view of the Torah readings, the bles... More
Wayside School beneath the cloud of doom
Sachar, Louis.
Follows the adventures and misadventures of students and staff as they cope with the effects of a l... More
Bumble-ardy
Sendak, Maurice.
Bumble-ardy the pig has missed eight birthdays in a row. So for his ninth birthday he has a party w... More
Climate action : what happened and what we can do
Simon, Seymour.
Everyone is affected by climate change. Reading Climate Action: What Happened and What We Can Do is... More
Amelia Earhart and the flying chariot
Sheinkin, Steve.
When Amelia Earhart accidentally time travels back to ancient Greece, Abby and her stepbrother, Doc... More
Simms Taback's dinosaurs : [a giant fold-out book]
Taback, Simms.
The reader is invited to guess which dinosaur is hiding beneath folded pages that are lifted to rev... More
All-of-a-kind family
Taylor, Sydney.
Share in adventures of a family living in New York City at the turn of the century. ... More
I'll fix Anthony
Viorst, Judith,
A little brother thinks of the ways he will some day get revenge on his older brother. ... More
Bear outside
Yolen, Jane.
A little girl wears a bear on the outside to keep her safe and to be her friend, just as some peopl... More