Tag: Children's Book

Award-winning author Sidura Ludwig's new children's book "Rising" centers on a Jewish child and their mother baking challah for Shabbat, inspired by Ludwig's own solace found in challah-making during the pandemic lockdown.
Hans and Margret Rey, the Jewish creators of Curious George, had a dramatic escape from the Nazis during World War II.
"The Legend of the Wild West Twins" is a high-energy adventure story set in a Wild West town inhabited by children, focusing on teamwork, feminist themes, and challenging stereotypes.
Producer and writer Phil Rosenthal and his daughter Lily Rosenthal explore their Jewish identity through food in their collaboration, a book titled "Just Try It!" which is the first in the Phil & Lil series.
Alina Sokolowsky, a Jewish immigrant from Ukraine, felt her culture fading and decided to preserve it by creating a children's book, "B Is for Borscht," celebrating Ukrainian food traditions.
Jewish author Bess Kalb has written a children's book called "Buffalo Fluffalo" that aims to make kids laugh and feel comforted.
"The Promise" is a children's picture book that explores the enduring friendship between a Jewish boy named Moshe and a Muslim boy named Hassan.
Bill Pinkney, a Jewish sailor who became the first African American to sail around the world solo, has passed away at the age of 87.
Esther Levy Chehebar, a Sephardic Jew from Brooklyn, wrote a children's book called "I Share My Name" to explain the tradition of naming children after living relatives in her community.
The controversy surrounding the children's alphabet book "P is for Palestine" at Book Culture on the Upper West Side highlights the clash between Jewish parents upset by its content and Palestinian supporters who felt there was no need to apologize for its sale.
The writer reflects on their own lack of familiarity with "Where the Wild Things Are" from childhood, instead recalling Maurice Sendak's book "Pierre" about an insolent boy.