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It's Holiday Time Books
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All About the Holidays Books - From Kar-Ben Publishing
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Shabbat: A Family Service
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The "It's Time" Book Series from Kar-Ben Publishing is perfect for Jewish preschools and homes
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Young children will learn to understand the structure as well as the content of the Shabbat service
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Simchat Torah - A Family Celebration
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My Very Own Haggadah - A Seder Service for Young Children
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Come, Let Us Welcome Shabbat
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Simchat Torah prayer book for families with young children
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Features the story of Passover, an explanation of holiday symbols, seder blessings and songs
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A family guide to the Friday night home observance
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Rainbow Candles - Hanukkah Counting Board Book
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Tamar's Sukkah - Board Book
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You Can Do a Mitzvah - Board Book
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A child's first Hanukkah counting book with lively, colorful pictures
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Tamar and her friends - each one a little older and bigger - join to decorate a sukkah
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Children learn about several different acts of kindness
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Lets Ask Four Questions - Board Book
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Benjy's Bible Trails
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Shabbat Fun For Little Hands
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A wonderful addition to a Passover book collection for little ones!
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On a trip to Israel, Benjy follows in the footsteps of famous Bible people
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Simple activities centered around tzedakah, candles, kiddush, challah, and the day of rest
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Hannukah Fun For Little Hands
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A Seder for Tu B'Shevat
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I Can Celebrate - Board Book
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Simple Hanukkah crafts and activities for little ones
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This book is filled with stories, readings, blessings, fruit-tasting, and seed-planting
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Preschoolers will spin, whistle, and sing while learning about Jewish holidays
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The Shofar Calls to Us - Board Book
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The Shapes of My Jewish Year (BB)
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The Opposites of My Jewish Year
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Listen to and learn the sounds of the shofar
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Written by Marji Gold-Vukson Illustrated by Sally Springer Ages 1-4 Board Book, 12 pp. Kar-Ben Publishing
Preschoolers can explore the Jewish holidays while learning shapes. A triangle ("a Purim hamantasch brimming over with sweet filling
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A NEW addition to the My Jewish Year series
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Sammy Spider's Israel Fun Book
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Sammy Spider's Hanukkah Fun Book
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Sammy Spider's Passover Fun Book
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Written by Sylvia A. Rouss Illustrated by Katherine Janus Kahn Ages 3-8 Paperback, 24 pp. Kar-Ben Publishing
Join Sammy for a fun-filled adventure to Israel with games, puzzles, crafts, and more! A great companion to Sammy Spider's First Trip to Israel.
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Written by Sylvia RoussIllustrated by Katherine Janus Kahn Ages 3-6 Paperback, 24 pp. Kar-Ben Publishing
An activity book chock full of rhymes, with mazes, matching, dot-to-dot, pages to color and more! The best Hanukkah present for Sammy Spider fans.
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Sylvia A. Rouss Illustrated by Katherine Janus Kahn Ages 3-7 Softback, 24 pp. Kar-Ben Publishing
Sammy Spider presents Passover through mazes, puzzles, and more. With pictures to color and crafts to make. A great seder gift!
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The Whole Megillah (Almost)
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Let's Have a Seder - Board Book
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Shalom Shabbat - A Board Book For Havdalah
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A lively megillah perfect for congregations, schools, and families
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A lively rhyme about the seder
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An enjoyable sensory look at the ceremony that concludes Shabbat.
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Maccabee Jamboree - A Hanukkah Countdown
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Too Many Cooks - A Passover Parable
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Let's Visit Israel - Board Book
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When the lone Maccabee calls for his friends, one by one they are together again
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Bubbe is interrupted while she is making charoset for the Passover seder
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Highlights the many ways one can tour Israel
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A Holiday for Noah - A Shabbat Story
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It's Tu B'Shevat - Board Book
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Happy Birthday World - Rosh Hashanah Board Book
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A Holiday for Noah Shabbat Story
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A boy and his family plant a sapling and celebrate Tu B'Shevat
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Rosh Hashanah comes to life when a little boy celebrates the birthday of the world
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The Numbers of My Jewish Year
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Colors of Israel
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Where Shabbat Lives Board Book - Kar Ben Publishing
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A NEW addition to the My Jewish Year series
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Colors of Israel
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Celebrate Shabbat
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Before We Eat
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Going on a Hametz Hunt Board Book
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The Carp in the Bathtub - A Classic Tale
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Before We Eat
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Going on a Hametz Hunt
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Leah and her brother hatch a plan to save the Passover carp from the cooking pot
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Make Your Own Megillah - The Story of Purim
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Only Nine Chairs - A Tall Tale for Passover
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When It's Purim Board Book
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The Purim story with full color pictures, plus pages to color and assemble into a scroll
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A new solution to an old dilemma--the overcowded seder!
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When It's Purim
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Let's Celebrate Shabbat - Board Book
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The Colors of My Jewish Year
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Lotsa Matzah (Board Book)
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A lively rhyme about preparing for Shabbat
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Written by Marji Gold Vukson Illustrated by Madeline Wikler Ages 1-4 Board Book, 12 pp
What is red? The Rosh Hashanah apple we dip in honey. That is red. Toddlers will enjoy this colorful introduction to the symbols of each of the Jewish holidays.
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Why is matzah plain & flat? For centuries it's been like that.
A rhyming introduction to Passover's traditional food, with children eating & enjoying lotsa matzah many different ways during holiday.
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Sammy Spider's First Haggadah
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My Very Own Jewish Calendar
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Terrible, Terrible!
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A 15-month calendar for children, full of wonderful tidbits and stories! Jewish holidays, Christian and secular as well are annotated on this calendar with oth English and Hebrew days. Crafts and recipes too!
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A modern-day interpretation of a classic folktale
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The Shabbat Box
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Bible Heroes I Can Be - Board Book
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Hillel Builds a House - A Trip Through the Holidays
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It was finally Ira's turn to take home the Shabbat Box
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A wonderful first introduction to favorite Bible heroes and heroines
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A fanciful trip through the Jewish holidays
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The First Gift
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A Grandpa - Grandma Like Yours
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In the Beginning
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All about names
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A loving book about grandparents
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A delightful new take on the creation story
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Hanukkah
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Dinosaur on Passover
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Dinosaur on Hanukkah
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Introduce children to Hanukkah with this guide
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A silly dinosaur helps a boy celebrate Passover
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A loveable, mayhem-causing dinosaur arrives to help a small boy celebrate Hanukkah
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Baby's Bris
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Fins and Scales - A Kosher Tale
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Grandpa and Me on Tu B'Shevat
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The first eight days of Baby's life, seen through the eyes of a big sister
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In crisp, comic rhyme, the Jewish dietary laws are explained
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The tradition of planting on Tu B'Shevat is handed down from generation to generation in this warm tale
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Lots of Latkes - A Hanukkah Story
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The Mouse in the Matzah Factory
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No Rules for Michael
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What can Rivka Leah's friends bring to her Hanukkah celebration?
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Journey with a curious little mouse as he travels from a wheat field in the country to a matzah factory
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Michael thinks school would be more fun without rules and gets his wish
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The Passover Parrot
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Private Joel and the Sewell Mountain Seder
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Thank You, God! - A Jewish Child's Book of Prayers
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A joyous story with lyrical illustrations
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Private Joel
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A first prayerbook for young children, with 21 traditional prayers
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The Count's Hanukkah Countdown (PB)
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Sarah's Passover (Paperback)
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Grover and Big Bird's Passover Celebration (Paperback)
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Countdown Hanukkah with The Count and all your friends from Shalom Sesame this holiday season!
Get ready for a party and learn the story of the Maccabees
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Sarah is excited to celebrate Passover! She helps get house ready. At seder, special Passover dinner, she asks Four Questions. After dinner, children hunt for matzah that Grandpa has hidden. Find out how families celebrate this Jewish holiday of freedom!
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Grover and Big Bird are in hurry to get to Passover seder, butuh, oh!there are many delays. Moishe Oofnik comes to rescue in his tumbledown truck, but will they arrive in time to ask Four Questions?
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Brainteasers from Jewish Folklore
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Apples and Pomegranates - Family Rosh Hashanah Seder
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Eight Wild Nights: A Family Hanukkah Tale
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Jewish Folklore with a twist!
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Enjoy a Sephardic Rosh Hashanah seder observed throughout the world
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A Family Hanukkah Tale
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Engineer Ari and the Rosh Hashanah Ride
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Keeping Israel Safe
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The Bat-Chen Diaries
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The train is coming!
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Keeping Israel Safe
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Bat-Chen wrote about teachers and friends, the angst of young love, and her yearning for peace in the world.
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The Wedding That Saved a Town
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Frank Gehry - Biography
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Jodie's Hanukkah Dig
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The Wedding That Saved a Town
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Architect Biography
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Fun during Hanukkah break
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Zvuvi's Israel
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Passover Around the World
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A Tale of Two Seders (Divorce)
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Zvuvi's Israel
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Passover Around the World
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A Tale of Two Seders
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Lights Out Shabbat
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Dinosaur on Shabbat
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Alef-Bet Yoga for Kids
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Shulimson's fantastic debut book is about a grandchild spending a weekend with Bubbie and Zayde celebrates Shabbat during a rare Georgia snowfall when the power goes out.
As this great review from Publishers Weekly shows:
"Shulimsons first childrens book is a sweet story of a boys overnight visit to his grandparents house. Its an unusual Friday in Georgia, for the lights go out and it snows. According to the rules of Shabbat, no light may be either turned on or off during the Sabbath, so Papa and Nana perform the routine Shabbat celebration, lighting candles, saying prayers, and spending family time appreciating the snow, the stars, and one another in the dark. Told from the boys point of view, the darkened house and the snow are both fun and mysterious, and the familiar rituals he and his grandparents perform together are comforting. Ebbelers illustrations employ rich yellows, greens, and reds, and his casual-seeming strokes underscore the comfortable familial love the characters share. The story captures the essence of Shabbat as a day of rest, of family time, and of giving thanks. When the electricity returns, Papa says, I guess even the lights needed a Shabbat rest. The suggestion of suspense about the duration of the blackout and the boys grandparents calm acceptance of it reminds readers of the mystery of God. Ages 28"
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A fun-loving dinosaur celebrates Shabbat
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Alef-Bet Yoga for Kids
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Green Bible Stories for Children
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Hanukkah Moon
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The Hardest Word - A Yom Kippur Story
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Beginning with the story of Creation, the Bible teaches us to use and respect the land, conserve natural resources, and save energy. The Bible stories of Noah, Abraham, Joshua and others are retold, and reinforced with activities that will help young readers understand how to nurture and protect the environment.
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An unusual Hanukkah story with a multi-cultural focus
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A classic folktale that illustrates the importance of forgiveness
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Let My People Go!
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Noah and the Ziz
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The Princess and the Ziz
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Readers' Theater format
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A Yom Kippur Story about the Ziz and how he tries to help Noah gather all the animals
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Princess joins the Ziz on an adventure
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Papa Jethro
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Sammy Spider's First Day of School
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Sammy Spider's First Hanukkah
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Papa Jethro
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Sammy Spider's First Day of School
By Sylvia A. Rouss
Illustrated by Katherine Janus Kahn
Ages 3-8, Grades PreK-3
32 pages, Kar-Ben Publishing
It’s Sammy’s lucky day when he hitches a ride to preschool in Josh’s backpack! The children are learning the Jewish principle of kindness to animals, but what will happen when they discover a scary spider in the classroom? Every child will identify with this peek into a busy preschool day.
"Another winner in the Sammy Spider saga!" –The AJL Jewish Valuesfinder
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Written by Sylvia A. Rouss
Illustrated by Katherine Janus Kahn
Ages 3-6 Paperback, 32 pp.
Kar-Ben Publishing
Sammy watches longingly as Josh Shapiro lights another candle and receives a brightly-colored dreidel each night of Hanukkah. "Spiders dont spin dreidels, spiders spin webs!" Sammys mother reminds him. Then on the last night, Sammy gets his own spinning surprise. Bright, colorful pictures.
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Sammy Spider's First Passover
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Sammy Spider's First Purim
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Sammy Spider's First Rosh Hashanah
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Written by Sylvia A. Rouss Illustrated by Katherine Janus Kahn Ages 3-6 Paperback, 32 pp.
Sammy Spider watches longingly as the Shapiro family celebrates Passover. He wants to help Josh find the afikomen (hidden matzah), but his mother reminds him, "Spiders don't celebrate Passover. Spiders spin webs." And his first attempt at spinning a new web yields some surprising results. Bright, colorful illustrations.
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Written by Sylvia Rouss Illustrated by Katherine Janus Kahn Ages 2-6 Paperback, 32 pp. Kar-Ben Publishing
The Shapiro family is getting ready for Purim - baking hamantaschen and sewing costumes. Josh is making a grogger to take to the synagogue Megillah reading. Sammy Spider wants to participate, but as Sammy's mother reminds him: "Spiders don't spin groggers, spiders spin webs." This time Sammy's curiousity gets him stuck inside the grogger, spinning noisily among the beans. How will he escape?
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Listen to the sound of the shofar with Sammy Spider
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Sammy Spider's First Shabbat
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Sammy Spider's First Shavuot
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Sammy Spider's First Simchat Torah
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Sammy watches as the Shapiro family prepares for Shabbat. As they gather to light the candles, something unexpected happens.
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Sammy Spider's First Shavuot
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by Sylvia A. Rouss illustrated by Katherine Janus Kahn
"What's a Torah? Sammy Spider asks his mother as he watches Josh parade around the house with a little Torah. After his trip to the synagogue, Sammy told his mother, "The Torah is the Jewish people's favorite story."..."That's why they like to read it again and again." Sammy gets stuck to the Simchat Torah candied apples!
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Sammy Spider's First Sukkot
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Sammy Spider's First Trip to Israel
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Sammy Spiders First Tu B'Shevat
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Written by Sylvia A. Rouss Illustrated by Katherine Janus Kahn Ages 3-8 Paperback, 32 Pages Kar-Ben Publishing
NEW! Inside, outside, upside down! Where is Sammy Spider now? Swinging on an apple, from the roof of the Shapiro family sukkah. He is learning about the Jewish harvest festival of Sukkot!
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by Sylvia Rouss Illustrated by Katherine Janus Kahn Ages 3-8 Paperback, 32 pp. Kar-Ben Publishing
Join Sammy Spider on his stow-away adventure as he tours Israel and learns the many meanings of "shalom."
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Written by Sylvia Rouss Illustrated by Katherine Janus Kahn Ages 3-7 Softcover, 32 pp. Kar-Ben Publishing
Spring is in the air and Sammy Spider watches as Josh Shapiro lowers the roots of a small tree into the ground. As spring turns to summer and summer to fall, Sammy watches Josh nurture the small tree as it sprouts tiny buds, then full blossoms, then colorful autumn leaves. Birds and squirrels come to visit the tree, and as autumn turns to winter, the leaves drop and the birds leave. Sammy worries as the tree shivers in the cold winter air. And then, as he practices weaving a new web, he gets an idea...
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The Secret Shofar of Barcelona
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The Queen Who Saved her People
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Sadie's Sukkah Breakfast (PB)
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The Secret Shofar of Barcelona
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Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah! Board Book
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Children's Literature What a joyous celebration of Sukkat! Sadie and Ori cannot wait to try out the sukkah their family has built to celebrate the fall holiday. In keeping with the tradition, they plan to eat their meals in the temporary house starting with breakfast. It is obviously early in the morning. Mom and Dad are still asleep so the children set about making breakfast themselves. The balanced breakfast they plan is too heavy to carry to the backyard in one trip, so the children make a series of trips, finally assembling their meal on the table. Their breakfast lacks only one thingguests! It is too early to invite friends or family. However, Sadie comes up with a plan for a celebration with the smiling stuffed animals from the children's room. A short addendum explains the meaning of the holiday, but this is essentially a book about fun and happy children finding the pleasure in sharing their meal with a sibling and "friends." There is the feeling of real excitement comparable to waiting to celebrate a birthday and the illustrations, full of movement and energy, convey children on a mission to have fun and honor the holiday in the way they have been taught. There are not a lot of books on Sukkot, and this is one that will make a wonderful read-aloud for one-on-one sharing or story time use. Reviewer: Lois Rubin Gross
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Jeremy's Dreidel (PB)
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Mitzvah Magician (PB)
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Emanuel and the Hanukkah Rescue (PB)
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At the dreidel-making workshop, Jeremy's friends think hes molding a secret code on his clay dreidel, but hes really making a special gift for his father, who is blind. How will he get his friends to appreciate his special dreidel?
A fantastic new book for Hanukkah with instructions on how to make the dreidels featured in the story. Great for home, religious and day school.
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"One-wish, two-wish, Jew-wish!" Gabriel's magic wand gets him into trouble around the house, until he learns that the greatest magician is a Mitzvah Magician, using his powers to do good deeds.
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Angry 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.
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Speak up, Tommy! (PB)
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Stones for Grandpa (Paperback)
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Rise & Shine A Challah-Day Tale (Paperback)
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Tommy's classmates tease him about his Israeli accent and the way he speaks English. But his knowledge of Hebrew makes him a hero when a policeman and his dog come to visit Tommy's school.
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Little boy & his family gather at cemetery for unveiling of his beloved grandpas gravestone, bringing stones to place on grave, as is Jewish tradition. They tell stories that help boy deal with his loss, reminding him of wonderful memories he has of his grandpa.
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What is mysterious writing on crumpled piece of paper that Sammy & Sophie find in attic? Answer leads to happy baking adventure at Grandma Gerts retirement home. Includes recipe for baking your own challah!
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No Baths at Camp (Paperback)
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The Purim Superhero (Paperback)
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Matzah Meals - A Passover Cookbook for Kids
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"There are no baths at camp! says Max, when his mother starts filling tub. But as he recounts his weeks activities, he realizes that there were many fun ways he got clean at summer camp.
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Nate loves aliens & really wants to wear an alien costume for Purim, but his friends are all dressing as superheroes & he wants to fit in. What will he do? With help of his two dads he makes surprising decision.
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This simple cookbook includes lots of great recipes for the young Passover cook
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Benjamin and the Silver Goblet
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Ella's Trip to Israel (PB)
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Afikomen Mambo (Paperback)
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Benjamin and the Silver Goblet
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A little girl named Ella travels through Israel with her parents, enjoying many sights. With her is her best friend, her stuffed monkey, Koofi, whose misadventures are never a problem.
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Afikomen Mambo by Rabbi Joe Black
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Mitzvah Magic - What kids Can Do to Change the World
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Nachshon, Who was Afraid to Swim - A Passover Story
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It's Israel's Birthday!
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Real-life young heroes are profiled doing good deeds in various ways
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Nachshon, Who was Afraid to Swim
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It's Israel's Birthday!
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Jewish Sports Stars:Athletic Heroes Past and Present
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Sandy Koufax - Biography
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Sammy Spider Plush Toy
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Filled with fascinating facts
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Jewish Biography
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Sammy Spider Plush Toy
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Tasty Bible Stories - A Menu of Tales and Matching Stories
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Jewish Holiday Crafts For Little Hands
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Kids Love Israel, Israel Loves Kids; A Travel Guide for Families (BP/OOP)
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A wonderful hands-on learning tool for school or home!
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More than 150 easy-to-make projects for Shabbat and Jewish holidays
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Over 300 tourist site in major cities and "off the beaten track" with a focus on the needs and interests of families. Sections on planning your trip, apartment rentals, traveling with babies, summer camps, Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebrations for teens. With maps, photos, index, and bibliography.
A wonderful resource for educators and families seeking to teach children about Israel.
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Jewish Holiday Games For Little Hands
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Where Do People Go When They Die?
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All-Star Season
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Dozens of games for Shabbat and the Jewish holidays
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In this touching narrative, young children ask, where do people go when they die?
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A sure hit with baseball fans
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Sukkot Treasure Hunt HB
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Sadie's Sukkah Breakfast (HB)
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The Cats on Ben Yehuda Street (Hardcover)
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Join Aravah and her family as they search to find the four species to make their own lulav and etrog for Sukkot. They hike and picnic in the hills around their home in Tzefat, Israel in this adventure.
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Children's Literature What a joyous celebration of Sukkat! Sadie and Ori cannot wait to try out the sukkah their family has built to celebrate the fall holiday. In keeping with the tradition, they plan to eat their meals in the temporary house starting with breakfast. It is obviously early in the morning. Mom and Dad are still asleep so the children set about making breakfast themselves. The balanced breakfast they plan is too heavy to carry to the backyard in one trip, so the children make a series of trips, finally assembling their meal on the table. Their breakfast lacks only one thingguests! It is too early to invite friends or family. However, Sadie comes up with a plan for a celebration with the smiling stuffed animals from the children's room. A short addendum explains the meaning of the holiday, but this is essentially a book about fun and happy children finding the pleasure in sharing their meal with a sibling and "friends." There is the feeling of real excitement comparable to waiting to celebrate a birthday and the illustrations, full of movement and energy, convey children on a mission to have fun and honor the holiday in the way they have been taught. There are not a lot of books on Sukkot, and this is one that will make a wonderful read-aloud for one-on-one sharing or story time use. Reviewer: Lois Rubin Gross
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There are lots of cats on Ben Yehuda Street, but it is friendship between little grey cat with pink collar and fluffy white stray cat that brings two lonely neighbors together.
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Bible Story Crafts For Little Hands
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My First Hebrew Word Book
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Lights Out Shabbat
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A creative introduction to the Bible for young children.
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A fun, colorful book of everyday Hebrew words
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Shulimson's fantastic debut book is about a grandchild spending a weekend with Bubbie and Zayde celebrates Shabbat during a rare Georgia snowfall when the power goes out.
As this great review from Publishers Weekly shows:
"Shulimsons first childrens book is a sweet story of a boys overnight visit to his grandparents house. Its an unusual Friday in Georgia, for the lights go out and it snows. According to the rules of Shabbat, no light may be either turned on or off during the Sabbath, so Papa and Nana perform the routine Shabbat celebration, lighting candles, saying prayers, and spending family time appreciating the snow, the stars, and one another in the dark. Told from the boys point of view, the darkened house and the snow are both fun and mysterious, and the familiar rituals he and his grandparents perform together are comforting. Ebbelers illustrations employ rich yellows, greens, and reds, and his casual-seeming strokes underscore the comfortable familial love the characters share. The story captures the essence of Shabbat as a day of rest, of family time, and of giving thanks. When the electricity returns, Papa says, I guess even the lights needed a Shabbat rest. The suggestion of suspense about the duration of the blackout and the boys grandparents calm acceptance of it reminds readers of the mystery of God. Ages 28"
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