Chil­dren’s

Tov Is Good

  • From the Publisher
October 13, 2025

From the award-win­ning cre­ators of Two New Years comes a joy­ful pic­ture book that brings Hebrew words and Jew­ish tra­di­tions to life through warm sto­ry­telling and vibrant illus­tra­tions – com­plete with an engag­ing glos­sary of terms for speak­ing good­ness into the world.

Fol­low a young Jew­ish boy through­out a good day! Because today is a good day to play with a chaver tov–a good friend. And it’s a good day to savor taam tov, such as a meal full of chal­lah, cholent, and kugel. And it’s a real­ly good day to cel­e­brate an old­er broth­er’s bar mitz­vah aliyah with a show­er of can­dy–mazel tov!

From bok­er tov in the morn­ing to laila tov at night, award-win­ning author Richard Ho and illus­tra­tor Lynn Scur­field cel­e­brate all the ways to expe­ri­ence good­ness in the Jew­ish tra­di­tion. Today is tov. And tov is good!

  • A JEW­ISH CEL­E­BRA­TION OF GOOD­NESS: Fol­low­ing one child’s day from morn­ing to night, this live­ly pic­ture book explores the many mean­ings of tov (“good”) through fam­i­ly, friend­ship, food, cel­e­bra­tions, and ordi­nary moments.
  • AWARD-WIN­NING CRE­ATIVE TEAM: Richard Ho and Lynn Scur­field, cre­ators of Two New Years, reunite for anoth­er vibrant cel­e­bra­tion of Jew­ish cul­ture, com­mu­ni­ty, and fam­i­ly traditions.
  • UNI­VER­SAL MES­SAGE: While root­ed in Jew­ish expe­ri­ences, this uplift­ing sto­ry encour­ages chil­dren from all back­grounds to notice, cel­e­brate, and share the good in their own lives.
  • PER­FECT FOR HOME AND CLASS­ROOM: With acces­si­ble text, an engag­ing glos­sary of terms in the back­mat­ter, and beau­ti­ful illus­tra­tions, this mean­ing­ful pic­ture book is ide­al for fam­i­lies, edu­ca­tors, libraries, hol­i­days, and gifting.

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