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Recommended Reading New Year, New Beginnings: Picture Books for Children and Adults to Enjoy on the High Holidays Ruth Behar September 11, 2023
Children’s Measuring a Year: A Rosh Hashanah Story Linda Elovitz Marshall; Zara Gonzales Hoang, illus.
Recommended Reading High Holiday Books for Young Readers Michal Hoschander Malen September 19, 2022
Children’s Miriam and the Sasquatch: A Rosh Hashanah Story Eric Kimmel; Tamara Anegon, illus.
Children’s Apples, Apples, All Year Round: A Celebration of Jewish Holidays Barbara Bietz and June Sobel; Ruth Waters, illus.
Children’s Not So Fast, Max: A Rosh Hashanah Visit with Grandma Annette Schottenfeld, Jennifer Kirkham (Illustrator)
Essay The World is Round: Jewish Children’s Books Welcome the New Year Emily Schneider September 26, 2019
Children’s Once Upon an Apple Cake: a Rosh Hashanah Story Elana Rubinstein (auth.), Jennifer Naalchigar (illus.)
Children’s Jackie and Jesse and Joni and Jae: A Rosh Hashanah Story Chris Barash, Christine Battuz (Illus.)
Nonfiction This is Real and You Are Completely Unprepared: The Days of Awe as a Journey of Transformation Alan Lew