Geras, Adele (Compiler); Cope, Jane (Illustrator). A Treasury of
Jewish Stories (A Treasury of Stories Series). Ages 4-8. Kingfisher Books;
1996. Paperback. ISBN 0-753450-28-3.
Schwartz, Howard; Heller, Linda (Illustrator). Elijah's Violin
& Other Jewish Fairy Tales. Oxford Univ Pr (Trade); 1994. Paperback.
Reprint edition. ISBN 0-195092-00-7.
[SchH98]
Schwartz, Howard; Waldman, Neil (Illustrator). Next Year in
Jerusalem: 3000 Years of Jewish Stories. Reading level: Ages 9-12. Puffin
Books; 1998. Paperback. ISBN 0-140564-38-1.
[SchP98]
Schram, Peninnah; Allon, Jeffrey (Illustrator). Ten Classic
Jewish Children's Stories. Reading level: Ages 4-8. Pitspopany Press; 1998.
Hardcover. ISBN 0-943706-96-3.
Folktales (Non-Collection)
[Gil93]
Gilman, Phoebe. Something from Nothing. Reading level: Ages
4-8. Scholastic Trade; 1993. School. ISBN 0-590472-80-1.
[Jaf98]
Jaffe, Nina; August, Louise (Illustrator). The Way Meat Loves
Salt: A Cinderella Tale from the Jewish Tradition. Reading level: Ages 4-8.
Henry Holt & Company, Inc; 1998. Hardcover. ISBN 0-805043-84-5.
[Pro98]
Prose, Francine; Podwal, Mark (Illustrator). You Never Know: A
Legend of the Lamed-Vavniks. Reading level: Ages 4-8. Greenwillow; 1998.
Library binding. ISBN 0-688158-07-2.
[Sch99]
Schur, Maxine Rose, Root, Kimberly Bulcken; Arico, Diane (Editor).
The Peddler's Gift. Reading level: Ages 4-8. Dial Books for Young
Readers; 1999. School binding. ISBN 0-803719-78-7.
[Sin86]
Singer, Isaac Bashevis; Zemach, Margot (Illustrator). When
Shlemiel Went to Warsaw and Other Stories. Reading level: Ages 9-12. Farrar
Straus & Giroux (Juv); 1986. Paperback. ISBN 0-374483-65-5.
[Sin96]
Singer, Isaac Bashevis; Shulevitz, Uri (Illustrator). The
Golem. Reading level: Ages 4-8. Sunburst; 1996. Paperback. ISBN
0-374427-46-1.
[Sil99]
Silverman, Erica; Gaber, Susan (Illustrator). Raisel's Riddle.
Reading level: Ages 4-8. Farrar Straus & Giroux (Juv); 1999. Hardcover.
ISBN 0-374361-68-1.
[Tab99]
Taback, Simms (Illustrator). Joseph Had a Little Overcoat
(Caldecott Medal Book, 2000). Reading level: Ages 4-8. Viking Childrens
Books; 1999. School binding. ISBN 0-670878-55-3.
[Tar00]
Tarbescu, Edith , Mills, Judith Christine (Illustrator). The Boy
Who Stuck Out His Tongue: A Yiddish Folk Tale. Reading level: Ages 4-8.
Barefoot Books; 2000. Hardcover. ISBN 1-841480-67-3. [What will become of the
boy who sticks out his tongue once too often?]
Chelm
[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.
[Ash92]
Asher, Sandra. The Wise Men of Chelm. Dramatic Pub Co; 1992.
Paperback. ISBN 0-871291-65-7.
[Sim96]
Simon, Solomon; Fischel, Lillian (Illustrator). The Wise Men of
Helm and Their Merry Tales. Reading level: Ages 4-8. Behrman House; 1996.
Paperback. ISBN 0-874414-69-5.
[Sin73]
Singer, Isaac Bashevis; Shulevitz, Uri (Illustrator). The Fools of
Chelm and Their History. Reading level: Ages 9-12. Farrar Straus
Giroux/Harcourt Brace Jovanovic; 1973. Hardcover. ISBN 0-374324-44-1.
Dealing with Antisemitism/Other Faiths
[Arr90]
Arrick, Fran. Chernowitz! Reading level: Young Adult. New
American Library; 1990. Paperback. ISBN 0-451162-53-6. [A boy who suffers
anti-Semitic abuse at the hands of a classmate during his ninth and tenth grade
years plots revenge against his tormentor.]
[Bus98]
Bush, Lawrence; Vorspan, Albert (Commentary); Lemelman, Martin
(Illustrator). Rooftop Secrets and Other Stories of Anti-Semitism.
Reading level: Ages 9-12. Union of American Hebrew Congregations; 1998.
Paperback. ISBN 0-807403-14-8.
[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.]
[Nol96]
Nolan, Han. If I Should Die Before I Wake. Reading level:
Young Adult. Harcourt Brace; 1996. Paperback. ISBN 0-152380-41-8.
[Ray95]
Ray, Karen. To Cross a Line. Reading level: Young Adult.
Puffin; 1995. Paperback. Reprint edition. ISBN 0-140375-87-2.
[Sis95]
Siskind, Leda. The Hopscotch Tree. Reading level: Ages 9-12.
Yearling Books; 1995. Paperback. ISBN 0-440409-59-4. [About being Jewish in a
hostile environment]
[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.
Importance of Tradition
[Gro90]
Grode, Phyllis; Haas, Shelly O. (Illustrator). Sophie's Name.
Kar-Ben Copies; 1990. Hardcover. ISBN 0-929371-18-6. [Sophie thinks her name is
old-fashioned...]
[Her94]
Herman, Charlotte. What Happened to Heather Hopkowitz? Reading
level: Ages 9-12. Jewish Publication Society; 1994. Paperback. ISBN
0-827605-20-X. [Heather comes from a thoroughly assimilated family. She cannot
imagine the value of religious ritual or observance until she spends time with
an Orthodox family while her parents are away on vacation.]
[Obe94]
Oberman, Sheldon; Lewin, Ted (Illustrator). The Always Prayer
Shawl. Reading level: Ages 4-8. Boyds Mills Pr; 1994. School binding. ISBN
1-878093-22-3. [An ancient prayer shawl teaches Adam the importance of
tradition and change in a story that spans six generations, from czarist Russia
to the present day. Mr. Oberman has a web page at
www.sheldonoberman.com]
Other
[Ash99]
Asher, Sandy. With All My Heart, With All My Mind: Thirteen
Stories About Growing Up Jewish. Reading level: Young Adult. Simon &
Schuster, 1999. Hardcover. ISBN 0-689820-12-7. [Winner of the 1999 National
Jewish Book Award in children's literature, this anthology brings together
original stories by twelve noted Jewish authors, including Johanna Hurwitz,
Eric A. Kimmel, Sonia Levitin, and Carol Matas. Covering the issue of growing
up Jewish from many viewpoints and in a variety of times and settings, the
stories are followed by interviews with each of the authors. An American
Booksellers Association "Pick of the Lists" and a Sydney Taylor Award "Best of
the Bunch" for 1999.]
[Lev98]
Levitin, Sonia. The Singing Mountain. Reading level: Young
Adult. Simon & Schuster (Juv); 1998. School binding. ISBN
0-689808-09-7.
[Ros99]
Rosen, Sybil. Speed of Light. Reading level: Ages 9-12.
Atheneum; 1999. School binding. ISBN 0-689824-37-8.
[Sch97]
Schnur, Steven; Treatner, Meryl (Illustrator). The Koufax
Dilemma. Reading level: Ages 9-12. Unknown; 1997. Hardcover. ISBN
0-688142-21-4.
[Wei88]
Weilerstein, Sadie Rose; Hirsh, Marilyn (Illustrator). The Best of
K'Tonton: The Greatest Adventures in the Life of the Jewish Thumbling,
Collected for the 50th Anniversary of KTonton Ben Baruch Reuben. Reading
level: Ages 9-12. Jewish Publication Society; 1988. Paperback. ISBN
0-827601-87-5.
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