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My Sister Is Sleeping

Devora Busheri, Michel Kichka, (illus.), Shira Atik (trans.)

Sweet Tamales for Purim

Barbara Bietz, John Kanzler (illus.)

The Peddler and the Baker

Yael Molchadsky, Liora Grossman (illus.)

Ezra’s BIG Shabbat Question

Aviva L. Brown, Anastasia Knavaliu (illus.)

Welcoming Elijah: A Passover Tale with a Tail

Lesléa Newman, Susan Gal (illus.)

Essay

Waiting for Elijah: Passover In Times of Adversity in Children’s Picture Books

Emily Schneider

April 8, 2020

Judah Touro Didn’t Want to Be Famous

Audrey Ades, Vivien Mildenberger (illus.)

Ruth Objects: The Life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Doreen Rappaport, Eric Velasquez (illus.)

Clarence’s Topsy-Turvy Shabbat

Jennifer Tzivia MacLeod, Jennie Poh (illus.)

Essay

Hidden Heroine: Queen Esther in Children’s Books

Emily Schneider

March 9, 2020

Parrots, Pugs, and Pixie Dust: A Book About Fashion Designer Judith Leiber

Deborah Blumenthal, Masha D’Yans (illus.)

The Life of a Coat

Kadya Molodowsky, Batia Kolton (illus.), Ilana Kurshan (trans.)

A Persian Princess

Barbara Diamond Goldin, Steliyana Doneva (illus.)

Who Will Ask the Four Questions

Naomi Ben-Gur, Carmel Ben-Ami (illus.), Gilah Kahn-Hoffmann (trans.)  

The Generous Fish

Jacqueline Jules, Frances Tyrrell (illus.)  

Recommended Reading

New Year for the Trees: A Children’s Reading List for Tu Bishvat

Anna Caplan

February 3, 2020