Written by: Amalia Hoffman Illustrated by: Chiara Fedele For ages: 8-12 years old Language: English and some Italian Topics Covered: Judaism, WWII, Holocaust, Activism, Global Community, Historical Events, Historic Figure, Sports, Cycling. Summary: Gino Bartali was a small and sickly child, but he loved riding a bicycle more than anything else. He got a part-time job at a bike shop to learn…
Tag: Judaism
Miep and the Most Famous Diary
Written by: Meeg Pincus Illustrated by: Jordi Solano For ages: 6-12 years Language: English & very little German Topics Covered: Historical Figures, Historical Events, Holocaust, Judaism, Global Community, WWII, Activism, Strength, Resilience. Summary: This book opens with Miep hearing the footsteps of Nazi soldiers, coming to arrest the 8 Jewish people that she’s been helping to hide in attic storage rooms for the…
Ezra’s BIG Shabbat Question
Written by: Aviva L. Brown Illustrated by: Anastasia Kanavaliuk For ages: 4-8 years Language: English & Hebrew (glossary included) Topics Covered: POC-Centric Narratives, Judaism, Family, Love, Education, Culture & Traditions, Global Community, Jewish Culture & Identity. Summary: This book is so great! The world of children’s literature desperately needs more diversity, and this book fills several gaps. Having more main characters…
Sound Off Saturday Featuring: Aviva Brown!
Happy Saturday! We are SO EXCITED to be able to feature this powerhouse, Aviva Brown! Aviva is one of the first people we “met” on Instagram when we started our account, and we’ve been keeping in regular contact ever since. Aviva is knowledgable, funny, and definitely not afraid to laugh at herself as she shares…
Sound Off Saturday- Featuring: Tyler Vile!
Happy Saturday! There’s a heat wave hitting us here in New England, so unless we venture to go swimming in the river later (which is also one of our favorite places to watch the sunset with a cold drink!) we will be inside all day! We are so stoked to feature Tyler this week, who…
Sky-High Sukkah
Written by: Rachel Ornstein Packer Illustrated by: Deborah Zemke For ages: 4 years and up Language: English and some Hebrew Topics Covered: Judaism, Community, Holidays, Jewish Culture and Traditions, Friendship. Summary: Leah has no place to build her Sukkah since they live in an apartment building. Ari is her best friend, and his parents don’t have any money for a sukkah….
The Shofar Must Go On…
Written by: Lina Schwarz Illustrated by: Yong Chen For ages: 4 years and up Language: English Topics Covered: Family, Love, Religion, Jewish Culture & Traditions, Problem-Solving, Community. Summary: It is almost Rosh Hashanah and Harry is missing his mother, a talented trumpeter, who is out of town playing a concert. Even more unfortunate is Harry’s father, who always blows the shofar…