Diverse Books - Jewish Picture Books

Rhyming text reminds the reader of a significant word related to Hanukkah for each letter of the alphabet.

In 1898, just after his Bar Mitzvah, thirteen-year-old Elan and his family travel to Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he meets his mother's family and participates in the Pueblo ceremony of becoming a man.

While making their way to Brosh's house for the Passover seder, Grover, Big Bird, and Avigail talk about the history and traditions of the holiday, and find opportunities to do good deeds.

When Isobel is invited to spend Hanukkah with Aunt Luisa, she is apprehensive at first but discovers a joyous event filled with many wonderful surprises.

One family prepares for the traditional seder that ushers in Passover.

"Lila the koala just wants to help her family get ready for Shabbat, but she always ends up making a mess instead. So she spends a whole week practicing making challah, and comes up with the perfect recipe just in time for Shabbat."--Provided by publisher.

On Tu B'Shevat, little Netta, who lives in Israel, brings a plant home from preschool. She loves it. Netta grows and the plant grows, until it is time for both of them to find new homes and new friends. Netta and Her Plant tells the story of the changes Netta encounters as she grows up, getting taller getting a new baby sister, and preparing for her first day of kindergarten at her new school, each stage of her life mirrored by her growing plant.

A little girl breaks her handmade Hanukkah menorah but learns that, even broken, it can still have a role to play in the holiday celebration.

Stranded on an iceberg on his way to America, Simon remembers his mother's parting words and lights the first candle on his menorah while praying for a miracle, which soon arrives in the form of a friendly polar bear.