The Yal­dah Year presents art projects and recipes for each month in the Hebrew cal­en­dar. Each month’s sec­tion includes a para­graph about what hap­pens in that month, as well as ideas to inspire Jew­ish girls to think about them­selves, the world around them, and G‑d in new ways. Two recipes and a craft project per­tain­ing to that month round out each sec­tion. Writ­ten by teenagers, the book is geared to the same audi­ence as Yal­dah Mag­a­zine, Jew­ish girls aged 8 to 12. While any­one could enjoy the projects and recipes, the text will be most appre­ci­at­ed by Ortho­dox read­ers. Col­or­ful pho­to illus­tra­tions and fun page back­grounds enhance the book’s visu­al appeal. The recipes, even­ly divid­ed between desserts and oth­er cours­es, are not too com­pli­cat­ed, and enthu­si­as­tic read­ers could make them with a min­i­mum of super­vi­sion. Some of the art projects, which include a pic­ture frame, a meno­rah, and a Sukkah dec­o­ra­tion, might require a shop­ping trip, but a local craft sup­ply store should have all nec­es­sary sup­plies. Par­ents may want to super­vise the projects that use a hot glue gun. Girls who are inter­est­ed in cook­ing and art projects will enjoy read­ing the book and try­ing out the activ­i­ties. Rec­om­mend­ed for ages 8 – 12.