Drucker, Malka; Patz, Nancy (Illustrator). The Family Treasury of
Jewish Holidays. Reading level: Ages 9-12. Little Brown & Co (Juv Pap);
1999. Paperback. ISBN 0-316193-13-5.
[Gro99]
Gross, Judith; Weissman, Bari (illus). Celebrate: A Book of
Jewish Holidays (All Aboard Book). Reading level: Ages 4-8. Econo-Clad
Books; 1999. Hardcover. ISBN 0-613030-35-4.
[Kol97]
Kolatch, Alfred J.; Araten, Harry (Illustrator). A Child's First
Book of Jewish Holidays. Reading level: Ages 4-8. Jonathan David Pub; 1997.
Hardcover. ISBN 0-824603-93-1.
[Sch85]
Scharfstein, Sol; Friedman, Arthur (Illustrator). What Do You Do
on a Jewish Holiday (Flip the Flap). Ktav Publishing House; 1985.
Hardcover. ISBN 0-881251-70-4.
[Sil94]
Silverman, Maida; Garrison, Barbara (illus). My First Book of
Jewish Holidays. Reading level: Ages 4-8. Dial Books; 1994. Hardcover. ISBN
0-803714-27-0.
[VanXX]
Van handel, Esther. A Children's Treasury Of Holiday Tales.
Artscroll/Mesorah. Paperback.
[ZalXX]
Zalben, Jane Breskin (Illustrator). Beni's Family Treasury :
Stories for the Jewish Holidays Reading level: Ages 4-8. Henry Holt &
Company, Inc.; year unknown. Hardcover. ISBN 0-805058-89-3.
Shabbat
[Gri95]
Grishauer, Joel Lurie; Markovic, Debra; Golub Jane (Illustrator).
Building Jewish Life Shabbat. Reading level: Ages 4-8. Torah Aura
Production; 1995. Paperback. ISBN 0-933873-51-4.
[Her99]
Herman, Charlotte; Krenina, Katya (Illustrator). How Yussel Caught
the Gefilte Fish: A Shabbos Story. Reading level: Ages 4-8. Dutton Books;
1999. Hardcover. ISBN 0-525454-49-7.
[Jul98]
Jules, Jacqueline; Kahn, Katherine (Illustrator). Once upon a
Shabbos. Kar-Ben Copies; 1998. Paperback. ISBN 1-580130-21-6.
[Kre97]
Kress, Camille (Illustrator). Tot Shabbat. Reading level:
Baby-Preschool. Union Amer Hebrew Congregation; 1997. Hardcover. ISBN
0-807406-07-4.
[Lam97]
Lamstein, Sarah Marwil; Lang, Cecily (Illustrator). Annie's
Shabbat. Reading level: Ages 4-8. Albert Whitman & Co; 1997. School
binding. ISBN 0-807503-76-2.
[Mar98]
Marcus, Audrey; Zwerin, Raymond A.; Salzman, Yuri (Illustrator).
Shabbat Can Be. Reading level: Ages 4-8. Union of American Hebrew
Congregations; 1998. Hardcover. ISBN 0-807400-23-8.
Swartz, Daniel J.; Ephraim, Shelly Schonebaum (Illustrator). Bim
and Bom: A Shabbat Tale. Kar-Ben Copies; 1996. Paperback. ISBN
0-929371-12-7.
Rosh Hashana/Yom Kippur
[Gol95c]
Goldin, Barbara Diamond; Winter, Jeanette (Illustrator). The
World's Birthday: A Rosh Hashanah Story. Reading level: Ages 4-8. Voyager
Picture Book; 1995. Paperback. ISBN 0-152000-45-3.
[Kim93]
Kimmel, Eric A.; Weihs, Erika (Illustrator). Days of Awe; Stories
for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Reading level: Ages 9-12. Puffin Books;
1993. Paperback. ISBN 0-140502-71-8.
[Kim98]
Kimmelmanm, Leslie; Himmelman, John (Illustrator). Sound the
Shofar: A Story for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Reading level: Ages 4-8.
Harpercollins Juvenile Books; 1998. Hardcover. ISBN 0-060275-01-4.
[Rou96]
Rouss, Slyvia; Kahn, Katherine J. (Illustrator) Sammy Spider's
First Rosh Hashanah Kar-Ben Copies; 1996. Paperback. ISBN
0-929371-99-2.
[Sie98]
Siegel, Bruce H.; Haas, Shelly O. (Illustrator). The Magic of Kol
Nidre: A Story for Yom Kippur. Reading level: Ages 9-12. Kar-Ben Copies;
1998. Paperback. ISBN 1-580130-02-X.
[Wik97]
Wikler, Madeline; Gordon-Lucas, Bonnie (Illustrator); Groner, Judyth
S. All About Yom Kippur. Kar-Ben Copies; 1997. Paperback. ISBN
1-580130-05-4.
Sukkot
[Gel99]
Gellman, Ellie; Kawasaki, Shauna M. (Illustrator). Tamar's
Sukkah. Reading level: Baby-Preschool. Kar-Ben Copies; 1999. Hardcover.
ISBN 1-580130-54-2.
[Gol95a]
Goldin, Barbara Diamond; August, Louise (Illustrator). Night
Lights: A Sukkot Story. Reading level: Ages 4-8. Gulliver Books; 1995.
School and Library Binding. ISBN 0-152005-36-6.
[Gro98]
Groner, Judyth Saypol; Wikler, Madeline; Kreiswirth, Kinny
(Illustrator). All About Sukkot Reading level: Ages 4-8. Kar-Ben Copies;
1998. Paperback. ISBN 1-580130-18-6.
Hanukkah
Readers should also look in the
Torah/Torah Stories Portion of
the Reading List for stories about the Maccabees.
[Adl97]
Adler, David A.; O'Malley, Kevin (Illustrator). Chanukah in
Chelm. Reading level: Ages 4-8. Lothrop Lee & Shepard; 1997. Library
binding. ISBN 0-688099-53-X.
[Bur94]
Burns, Marilyn; Weston, Martha (Illustrator). The Hanukkah
Book. Reading level: Ages 9-12. Avon; 1994. Paperback. Reissue edition.
ISBN 0-380715-20-1.
[Con94]
Conway, Diana Cohen; Haaz, Shelly O. (Illustrator). Northern
Lights: A Hanukkah Story. Reading level: Ages 9-12. Kar-Ben Copies; 1994.
Paperback. ISBN 0-929371-80-1.
[Dru96]
Drucker, Malka; Chwast, Eve (Illustrator). Grandma's Latkes.
Reading level: Ages 4-8. Harcourt Brace; 1996. Paperback. ISBN
0-152013-88-1.
[Far95]
Farnsworth, Bill (Illustrator), Cohn, Janice. The Christmas
Menorahs: How a Town Fought Hate. Reading level: Ages 9-12. Albert Whitman
& Co; 1995. School and Library binding. ISBN 0-807511-52-8. [Based on a
true incident that occurred in Billings, Montana, this story begins when a rock
is thrown through a boy's bedroom window in which a menorah is
displayed.]
[Gla97]
Glaser, Linda; Cote, Nancy (Illustrator). The Borrowed Hanukkah
Latkes. Reading level: Ages 4-8. Albert Whitman & Co; 1997.
School/Library binding. ISBN 0-807508-41-1.
[Gol96]
Goldin, Barbara Diamond; Greenstein, Elaine (Illustrator). While
the Candles Burn: Eight Stories for Hanukkah. Reading level: Ages 4-8.
Viking Pr; 1996. Hardcover. ISBN 0-670858-75-7.
[How99]
Howland, Naomi. Latkes, Latkes Good to Eat: A Chanukah Story.
Reading level: Ages 4-8. Clarion Books; 1999. Hardcover. ISBN
0-395899-03-6.
[Jaf92]
Jaffe, Nina; August, Louise (Illustrator). In the Month of Kislev:
A Story for Hanukkah. Reading level: Ages 4-8. Viking Pr; 1992. School and
Library Binding. ISBN 0-670828-63-7.
[Kim94]
Kimmel, Eric A.; Hyman, Trina Schart (Illustrator). Hershel and
the Hanukkah Goblins. Reading level: Ages 4-8. Holiday House; 1994.
Paperback. ISBN 0-823411-31-1.
[Kus95]
Kuskin, Karla; Parker, Robert Andrew (Illustrator). A Great
Miracle Happened There: A Chanukah Story. Reading level: Ages 4-8.
HarperTrophy; 1995. Paperback. ISBN 0-064434-26-5.
[Man92]
Manushkin, Fran; Spowart, Robin (Illustrator). Latkes and
Applesauce: A Hanukkah Story (A Blue Ribbon Book). Reading level: Ages 4-8.
Scholastic Trade; 1992. Paperback. ISBN 0-590422-65-0.
[Pod98]
Podwal, Mark H. The Menorah Story. Reading level: Ages 4-8.
Greenwillow; 1998. Library binding. ISBN 0-688157-59-9.
[Rok99]
Rocklin, Joanne; O'Neill, Catharine (illust.). The Very Best
Hanukkah Gift. Reading level: Ages 9-12. Delacorte Pr; 1999. Hardcover.
ISBN 0-385326-56-4.
Schnur, Steven; Johnson, Stephen T. (Illustrator). The Tie Man's
Miracle: A Chanukah Story. Reading level: Ages 4-8. William Morrow &
Company; 1995. Hardcover. ISBN 0-688134-63-7.
[Sol94]
Soloff-Levy, Barbara. Hanukkah: The Festival of Lights, a
Storybook With Activities. Reading level: Ages 4-8. Troll Assoc; 1994.
Paperback. ISBN 0-816711-29-1.
[Sus93]
Sussman, Susan; Robinson, Charles (Illustrator). There's No Such
Thing As a Chanukah Bush, Sandy Goldstein. Reading level: Ages 9-12. Albert
Whitman & Co; 1993. Paperback. Reprint edition. ISBN 0-807578-63-0.
[Wik99]
Wikler, Madeline; Groner, Judyth. All About Hanukkah. Reading
level: Ages 9-12. Kar-Ben Copies; 1999. Paperback. ISBN 1-580130-51-8.
[Yor99]
Yorink, Arthur. Arthur Yorinks's The Flying Latke. Reading
level: Ages 4-8. Simon & Schuster (Juv); 1999. School/Library Binding. ISBN
0-689825-97-8.
Purim
Readers should also look in the
Torah/Torah Stories Portion of
the Reading List for stories about Queen Esther
[Gel98]
Gelman, Rita Golden; Lessac, Frane (Illustrator). Queen Esther
Saves Her People. Reading level: Ages 4-8. Scholastic Trade; 1998. School
& Library Binding. ISBN 0-590470-25-6.
Silverman, Erica; Gaber, Susan (Illustrator). Raisel's Riddle.
Reading level: Ages 4-8. Farrar Straus & Giroux (Juv); 1999. Hardcover.
ISBN 0-374361-68-1.
[Wol98]
Wolkstein, Diane;Wijngaard, Juan (Illustrator). Esther's
Story. Reading level: Ages 4-8. Mulberry Books; 1998. Paperback. Reprint
edition. ISBN 0-688158-44-7.
Passover
Readers should also look in the
Torah/Torah Stories Portion of
the Reading List for stories about the Exodus from Egypt, and the
Liturgy section for
Haggadot.
[Gol95b]
Goldin, Barbara Diamond; Parker, Robert Andrew (Illustrator).
Magician's Visit: A Passover Tale. Reading level: Ages 4-8. Puffin;
1995. Paperback. ISBN 0-140544-55-0.
[Gro00]
Groner, Judyth Saypol; Kreiswirth, Kinny (Illustrator); Wikler,
Madeline (Illustrator). All About Passover. Reading level: Ages 4-8.
Kar-Ben Copies; 2000. Paperback. ISBN 1-580130-60-7.
[Hey96]
Heymsfeld, Carla; Guzner, Vlad (Illustrator). The Matzah Ball
Fairy. Reading level: Ages 4-8. Union of American Hebrew Congregations;
1996. Hardcover. ISBN 0-807406-00-7.
[Man95]
Manushkin, Fran; Bittinger, Ned (Illustrator). The Matzah That
Papa Brought Home. Reading level: Ages 4-8. Scholastic Trade; 1995. School
& Library Binding. ISBN 0-590471-46-5.
[Man98]
Manushkin, Fran; Dacey, Bob (Illustrator). Miriam's Cup: A
Passover Story. Reading level: Ages 4-8. Scholastic Trade; 1998. School
& Library Binding. ISBN 0-590677-20-9.
[Rou95]
Rouss, Sylvia A.; Kahn, Katherine (Illustrator). Sammy Spider's
First Passover. Reading level: Ages 4-8. Kar-Ben Copies; 1995. Paperback.
ISBN 0-929371-82-8.
[Sch94]
Schwartz, Lynne Sharon; Sherman, Ori (Illustrator). The Four
Questions (Picture Puffins). Reading level: Ages 4-8. Puffin Books; 1994.
Paperback. Reprint edition. ISBN 0-140552-69-3.
[Sch98]
Schotter, Roni; Hafner, Marylin (Illustrator). Passover
Magic. Reading level: Ages 4-8. Little Brown & Co (Juv Pap); 1998.
Paperback. Reprint edition. ISBN 0-316779-28-8.
[Zie94]
Ziefert, Harriet; James, Lillie (Illustrator). What Is Passover?
(Lift-The-Flap Book). Reading level: Ages 4-8. Harpercollins Juvenile
Books; 1994. Paperback. ISBN 0-694004-82-0.
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