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YouTube video by Museum of Jewish Heritage The Very Best Sukkah: A Story from Uganda | Shoshana Nambi

Celebrate the high holiday that brings us together! THE VERY BEST SUKKAH: A STORY FROM UGANDA is just right for your own #Sukkot celebration youtu.be/Npk-5TXy0es?...

Happy #Sukkot from all of us here at Kalaniot Books!

"THE VERY BEST SUKKAH tells a unique, insightful story.... [It] offers a compelling narrative with beautiful artwork and the added bonus of expanding perspectives" #Sukkot africanjewishvoices.com/2024/02/25/a...

Slow Down, Shoshi!: It's Shabbat in Uganda Shoshi and her grandfather bring their coffee crop to the local market in Uganda. But will they get everything they need in time for Shabbat? A joyful celebration of the Abayudaya Jewish community and...

Congratulations to Shoshana Nambi and Moran Yogev! Their new book SLOW DOWN, SHOSHI! IT’S SHABBAT IN UGANDA is now a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection www.juniorlibraryguild.com/slow-down-sh...

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A DRAGON CALLED SPARK is a "heartwarming book that blends the magic of dragons with the traditions of Hanukkah" says @slj.com www.slj.com/review/a-dra...

Happy book birthday, Evan & Spark! A DRAGON CALLED SPARK interior illustration of a small girl smiling at a smaller dragon fluttering near her

We're having a #BookBirthday today! Join us in celebrating!

We're having a #BookBirthday tomorrow! @slj.com calls A DRAGON CALLED SPARK a "sweet, meaningful addition to holiday ­collections" www.slj.com/review/a-dra...

"A lovely, affirming addition to picture book collections, offering both a sweet intergenerational story and meaningful cultural insight" says @slj.com about SLOW DOWN, SHOSHI! new from Shoshana Nambi & illustrated by Moran Yogev www.slj.com/review/slow-...

Drawing Our Traditions into the Story - Distinctions Journal

"One thing I always try to show in my stories is that kids are not just along for the ride — they are essential" Etan Basseri, author of #picturebooks A TURKISH ROSH HASHANAH and A PERSIAN PASSOVER www.distinctionsjournal.org/basseri/

Writing Nonfiction Picture Books in Fifth Grade, Part 2: Investigating Mentor Texts in the Library for Book Category and Writing Style by Ellen Bunn and Katie McEnane Last Janury,  fifth grade teacher Katie McEnaney (right) and school librarian Ellen Bunn (left) wrote a post describing a collaborative nonf...

Teachers! Librarians!
Looking for mentor texts for nonfiction writing?
Check out this post from @katiemcenaney.bsky.social and @ellenbunn3.bsky.social
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Drawing Our Traditions into the Story - Distinctions Journal

Essential reading from Etan Basseri! "All children deserve to see themselves and their customs reflected on the page. If a kid from a Persian Jewish family sees characters smacking each other with green onions during the Seder, they light up" www.distinctionsjournal.org/basseri/

L’shana tova to all our Kalaniot family and friends! Illustration by Zeynep Ozatalay from A Turkish Rosh Hashanah by Etan Basseri

Not So Fast, Max: A Rosh Hashanah Visit with Grandma (Activity Guide) Kalaniot Books publishes beautifully illustrated Jewish children's books that celebrate heritage, culture and diverse stories from around the world

Join Max in getting ready for #RoshHashanah with our #ActivityGuide for NOT SO FAST, MAX: A Rosh Hashanah Visit with Grandma kalaniotbooks.com/not-so-fast-...

Not So Fast, Max: A Rosh Hashanah Visit With Grandma Kalaniot Books publishes beautifully illustrated Jewish children's books that celebrate heritage, culture and diverse stories from around the world

Max encounters the novelty of blending old customs with new experiences when his spunky Savta comes from Israel for a #RoshHashanah visit in NOT SO FAST, MAX kalaniotbooks.com/not-so-fast-...

Thank you! We are excited to have a new book by this pair!

Happy #BookBirthday to Shoshana Nambi and Moran Yogev! SLOW DOWN, SHOSHI!: IT'S SHABBAT IN UGANDA has arrived!

Everything You Need To Have the Perfect Rosh Hashanah With Kids – Kveller Celebrating Rosh Hashanah with kids can be a challenge. Keeping them at the table (and their sticky honey-dappled hands off the rest of the house) is hard, forget about talking about the meaning of th...

According to KVELLER’s Lior Zaltzman, a Rosh Hashanah with kids is “perfect" when you add A TURKISH ROSH HASHANAH by Etan Basseri to your celebration www.kveller.com/everything-y...

New crop of High Holidays children's books take place in Uganda, Hong Kong and a Sephardic home - Jewish Telegraphic Agency New stories about forgiveness for kids of all ages channel the Jewish holiday spirit.

"Moran Yogev’s collage-style illustrations capture village life and the beautiful East African landscape" in SLOW DOWN, SHOSHI! by Shoshana Nambi www.jta.org/2025/09/05/c...

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New crop of High Holidays children's books take place in Uganda, Hong Kong and a Sephardic home - Jewish Telegraphic Agency New stories about forgiveness for kids of all ages channel the Jewish holiday spirit.

"With the help of her wise grandmother, Shoshi comes to understand the true meaning of welcoming Shabbat and the joy of being part of the Abayudayah community" in SLOW DOWN, SHOSHI! www.jta.org/2025/09/05/c...

AASL Members Receive Jewish American Heritage Month Collection Development Grants

Congratulations! #AASL Members Receive Jewish American Heritage Month Collection Development Grants! www.ala.org/news/2025/05...

Coming next month, translated by @lawrenceschimel.bsky.social Con hilo y aguja: Un cuento judio de Cuba by Jennifer Stempel, illustrated by Libi Axelrod the Spanish language version of WITH A NEEDLE AND THREAD www.thereportergroup.org/features/new...

The Cybils awards are taking a hiatus this year. If you are looking for kidlit, middle grade and YA recs, please check out amazing winners from past years. Every time one of us celebrates a good book on any platform or offline, we are supporting literacy and empathy.

Books help.

Coming soon! A Dragon Called Spark: A Hanukkah Story by Lily Murray and illustrated by Kirsti Beautyman (release date September 30). A lonely girl makes a friend and shares the comfort of her imaginary dragon friend while celebrating Hanukkah www.thereportergroup.org/features/new...

Coming soon! Slow Down, Shoshi! It’s Shabbat in Uganda by Shoshana Nambi & illustrated by Moran Yogev (September 16). The picture book offers a look at a Shabbat celebration by a member of Abayudaya Jewish community in Uganda and their traditions www.thereportergroup.org/features/new...

"Once there was a melody that searched the world for someone to listen to it. Eventually, he finds a mother and baby, and the melody becomes a lullaby" THE MELODY by Oded Burla, illustrated by Assaf Benharroch is named as a "Best" by @imaginationsoup.bsky.social imaginationsoup.net/childrens-je...

123: We need more books where Jewish kids, adults, and families exist and are Jewish and do things and it’s not about explaining Jewish practice to a non-Jewish audience.

There’s a lot more of that now than there was before PJ Library.

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