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Purim & Passover March & April 2025 |
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Benjy's Messy Room
by Barbara Diamond Goldin
Max needs to put his room in order before the pre-Passover bread crumb hunt, and he really does not like to clean--but when he and his little sister have a play bread crumb hunt cleaning proves surprisingly easy.
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The Mysterious Missing Matzoh
by Alan Katz
It's the Passover Seder and time for Grandpa Murray to break the matzah and hide the afikomen for the kids to find, but Nathan, Simone, Andrew and David can't find it in any of Grandpa's usual hiding places.
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The Elephant and the Purim Crown
by Haviva Kierzenblat
When Rachel gets on top of an elephant at the Purium festival she feels regal like Queen Esther, but experiences a change of heart upon noticing the elephant's injured feet and decides to help the elephant.
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Kayla and Kugel's Playful Purim
by Ann D. Koffsky
Kayla teaches Kugel about celebrating the Jewish holiday of Purim, baking hamantaschen, the triangular, jam-filled cookies; dressing in costumes; and going to synagogue to hear the story of Queen Esther saving the Jewish people from Haman.
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Frankenstein's Matzah: A Passover Parody
by K. Marcus
In this funny twist on Frankenstein, Vee, Victor Frankenstein's great, great, great Jewish nonbinary grand descendant, conducts a Super Seder Science experiment that is successful but wreaks hilarious havoc and causes some Passover panic!
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Ellis Island Passover
by Marissa Moss
Miriam feels disconnected from the Passover celebration until Uncle Ezra shares the story of his first seder in America, giving Miriam a broader and more personal sense of the meaning of Passover, in a story inspired by the author's childhood.
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Matzah Day!
by Charlotte Offsay
A family celebrates Passover with lots of matzah, with lox, as stuffing, matzah pizza and matzah candy, in a rhyming story that includes information about Passover, matzah and matzah recipes.
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Happy Passover, Edie Rose!
by Joy Preble
Young Mia loves the Passover seder her neighbor Edie Rose always hosts, so when Edie falls and breaks her arm Mia rouses all the neighbors to help chip in and rescue their Passover seder.
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Where Is Poppy?
by Caroline Kusin Pritchard
Missing her Poppy during Passover, a young Jewish child realizes, with the help of family, memory and tradition, that Poppy will always be with her.
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Zayde Babysits Before Passover
by Jane Sutton
Zayde is babysitting Ruthie for the first time by himself. Mommy has left a list of things for Zayde and Ruthie to do before the seder, but who exactly is babysitting whom?
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Tyrannosaurus Tsuris: A Passover story
by Susan Tarcov
When no one will come to Tyrannosaurus Rex's Passover seder because they think they'll BE the food, his friends come up with an idea for a tsuris (worry)-free celebration!
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The Night Before Passover
by Natasha Wing
Told in the style of Clement C .Moore's classic poem, this festive story follows a little girl as she and her family read the Haggadah on the night before Passover to honor their history, eat matzoh, ask the Four Questions and other traditions.
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Mighty Micah
by Jane Yolen
A young boy drops the gragger he got at a Purim party, and various animals investigate the noisemaker, but eventually it ends up back at the boy's home, where he finds it in the morning. Includes information on the Purim holiday
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Everybody's Book: The Story of the Sarajevo Haggadah
by Linda Leopold Strauss
The true story of the famous Sarajevo Haggadah begins long ago in Spain. Used for centuries and declared a treasure, people of many faiths have protected the Haggadah up to this day.
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Let's Get Festive! Celebrations Around the World
by Joanna Koânczak
Discover the smells, tastes, sights and unforgettable traditions of festivals from every season, in an illustrated collection of 36 celebrations filled with interesting facts and bold, bright illustrations.
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Jewish Festivals and Traditions
by Emily Raij
Each of the major Jewish holidays and festivals includes special traditions and customs. In the fall, people eat apples dipped in honey to celebrate the new year's sweetness on Rosh Hashanah. Glowing candles are an important symbol during the eight-day winter holiday of Hanukkah. In the spring, five special foods are eaten at Passover. Clear text and vibrant photos help readers gain a greater understanding of these and other Jewish traditions.
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Juvenile Fiction & JGRAPHIC
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One Little Goat: A Passover Catastrophe
by Dara Horn
A lost Afikomen, a time-traveling talking goat and a never-ending seder illuminate the meaning of Passover, as Wise Child takes a journey through time and Passovers past to retrieve the Afikomen and understand his family, faith and history.
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Nightmares in Paradise
by Aden Polydoros
When his little sister Naomi disappears during their family's Passover seder, Zach discovers the only way to save her is to journey to the Garden of Eden and retrieve the fruit from the Tree of Life. He must face terrifying angels, monsters and a serpent while trying to avoid being grounded for life. Book 2 of the Ring of Solomon series
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