Lesléa Newman
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"Heather's favorite number is two. She has two arms, two legs, and two pets. And she also has two mommies. When Heather goes to school for the first time, someone asks her about her daddy, but Heather doesn't have a daddy. Then something interesting happens. When Heather and her classmates all draw pictures of their families, not one drawing is the same. It doesn't matter who makes up a family, the teacher says, because "the most important thing about...
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"Brings to life a not too distant history of immigration to Ellis Island. When it's time for nine-year-old Gittel and her mother to leave their homeland behind and go to America for the promise of a new life, a health inspection stops any chance of Gittel's mother joining her daughter on the voyage. Knowing she may never see her mother again, Gittel must find the courage within herself to leave her family behind"--
7) Sparkle boy
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Lee & Low Books Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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"Three-year-old Casey wants what his older sister, Jessie, has--a shimmery skirt, glittery painted nails, and a sparkly bracelet--but Jessie does not approve. After two boys tease Casey about his appearance, Jessie evolves to a place of acceptance and celebration of her gender creative younger brother"--
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Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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"Moshe Cotel was a composer who lived in a noisy building on a noisy street in a noisy city. But Moshe didn't mind. Everything he heard was music to his ears. One day, while out for a walk, he heard a small, sad sound that he'd never heard before. It was a tiny kitten! "Come on, little Ketzel," Moshe said, "I will take you home and we will make beautiful music together." And they did--in a most surprising way. Inspired by a true story, Lesléa Newman...
12) Where is Bear?
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English
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The animals in the forest are playing hide-and-seek, but none of them can find Bear anywhere.
14) Baby's blessings
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English
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Illustrations and simple, rhyming text portray a Jewish family, surrounded by kugel, candlesticks, challah trays, and more, welcoming the blessing of a newborn baby.
15) Remember that
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Clarion Books
Pub. Date
c1996
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English
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Though Grandmother ages, she still has important lessons to teach about life as she asks her granddaughter to "Remember that."
17) A sweet Passover
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Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
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Miriam learns the meaning of Passover when her grandfather makes a special matzah dish. Includes recipe for matzah brei (similar to French toast, but with unleavened bread), and a glossary of Hebrew and Yiddish words used in the text.
18) Runaway dreidel!
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Henry Holt
Pub. Date
2002
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English
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In this rhyming tale in the style of "The Night before Christmas," a family's preparations for Chanukah are disrupted by a wildly spinning dreidel.
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Levine Querido
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"What a happy day! Zachary's baby sister will have her naming ceremony. In the temple! With his moms, the congregation, and all their friends! He's so excited he can barely contain it. On the walk from their home, they meet neighbor after neighbor who want to know the baby's name. But - not yet! - his mothers tell him. The tradition is to have a great reveal at the ceremony. So they invite each neighbor to come along. A colorful, diverse parade blooms...
20) Miss Tutu's star
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Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2010
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English
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Young Selena, who would rather twirl than walk, begins to study ballet and, after years of practice and a great deal of encouragement from Miss Tutu, finally makes her stage debut.