PPL - Jewish Heritage Month Children's Books 2023 | Pickering Public Library

by Larsen, Andrew

Book - 2018

Told with a schmear of love and baked with humor, the Bagel King celebrates family tradition and the special bond between grandparent and grandchild. Told with a schmear of love and baked with humor, the Bagel King celebrates family tradition and the special bond between grandparent and grandchild. Show less

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Turtle Boy

by Wolkenstein, M. Evan

Book - 2020

Seventh-grader Will's Bar Mitzvah community service project, visiting an incurably ill older boy in the hospital, leads to a friendship that is life-changing for both them and those around them. Seventh-grader Will's Bar Mitzvah community service project, visiting an incurably ill older boy in the hospital, leads to a friendship that is life-changing for both them and those around them. Show less

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Gitty and Kvetch

by Pritchard, Caroline Kusin

Book - 2021

In this hilariously sweet story about an opposites-attract friendship, chock-full of Yiddish humor, a girl and her best bird friend’s perfect day turns into a perfect opportunity to see things differently. In this hilariously sweet story about an opposites-attract friendship, chock-full of Yiddish humor, a girl and her best bird friend’s perfect day turns into a perfect opportunity to see things differently. Show less

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A Hat for Mrs. Goldman

A Story About Knitting and Love

by Edwards, Michelle

Book - 2016

Sophia knits a special hat for her elderly neighbor and knitting teacher, Mrs. Goldman. Sophia knits a special hat for her elderly neighbor and knitting teacher, Mrs. Goldman. Show less

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The Big Swim

by Fagan, Cary

Book - 2010

Set at a Jewish sleepaway camp, Ethan did not want to be sent to Camp White Birch. However, will this experience help build the confidence that Ethan needs? Set at a Jewish sleepaway camp, Ethan did not want to be sent to Camp White Birch. However, will this experience help build the confidence that Ethan needs? Show less

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Apples, Apples, All Year Round

A Celebration of Jewish Holidays

by Bietz, Barbara

Book - 2022

A colorful year of Jewish holidays, with apples as the central theme. A colorful year of Jewish holidays, with apples as the central theme. Show less

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No Vacancy

by Cohen, Tziporah

Book - 2020

Buying and moving into the run-down Jewel Motor Inn in upstate New York wasn’t eleven-year-old Miriam Brockman’s dream, but at least it’s an adventure. Buying and moving into the run-down Jewel Motor Inn in upstate New York wasn’t eleven-year-old Miriam Brockman’s dream, but at least it’s an adventure. Show less

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Here Is the World

A Year of Jewish Holidays

by Newman, Lesléa

Book - 2014

A joyous celebration of the Jewish holidays throughout the year for young children. A joyous celebration of the Jewish holidays throughout the year for young children. Show less

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Chunky

by Mercado, Yehudi

Book - 2021

When Hudi meets Chunky - his imaginary friend and mascot - they decide to give baseball a shot. When Hudi meets Chunky - his imaginary friend and mascot - they decide to give baseball a shot. Show less

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This Is Just A Test

A Novel

by Rosenberg, Madelyn

Book - 2017

A 12-year-old boy is caught in the middle of cultures, friends, and growing up Chinese Jewish American. A 12-year-old boy is caught in the middle of cultures, friends, and growing up Chinese Jewish American. Show less

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Something From Nothing

Adapted From A Jewish Folktale

by Gilman, Phoebe

Book - 1993

Can Joseph's grandfather mend Joseph's beautiful and now worn baby blanket? Based on the Yiddish folktale "Joseph's overcoat," Can Joseph's grandfather mend Joseph's beautiful and now worn baby blanket? Based on the Yiddish folktale "Joseph's overcoat," Show less

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The Tower of Life

How Yaffa Eliach Rebuilt Her Town in Stories and Pictures

by Stiefel, Chana

Book - 2022

A moving biography of the woman who created The Tower of Faces, a powerful exhibit at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC. A moving biography of the woman who created The Tower of Faces, a powerful exhibit at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC. Show less

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