Books from Kar-Ben

  • Nonna’s Hanukkah Surprise
    Nonna’s Hanukkah Surprise
    By Karen Fisman

    e. au. Once upon a time, Karen Fisman worked as an equities analyst and did lots of writing for grown-ups. ... Children's Book of the Year, Booklist Top 10 Religion and Spirituality Book for Youth, and Sydney Taylor Honor Award winner.

  • Jewish Sports Stars (2nd Revised Edition): Athletic Heroes Past and Present
    Jewish Sports Stars (2nd Revised Edition): Athletic Heroes Past and Present
    By David J. Goldman

    ... Grand slam (major tennis) event, the Australian Open. he was nervous to play in front of the large crowds but managed to relax enough to beat tough competitor John Bromwich early in the tournament. his next match was a bit harder.

  • The Whispering Town
    The Whispering Town
    By Jennifer Elvgren

    The dramatic story of neighbors in a small Danish fishing village who, during the Holocaust, shelter a Jewish family waiting to be ferried to safety in Sweden.

  • Eight Wild Nights: A Family Hanukkah Tale
    Eight Wild Nights: A Family Hanukkah Tale
    By Brian P. Cleary

    With humor and rhyme, a Jewish family celebrates and survives the eight days of Hanukkah. Every Jewish family will relate to this roller coaster of joys and adventures as an assortment of relatives and friends descends on the household.

  • Let My People Go!
    Let My People Go!
    By Tilda Balsley

    The Passover story is enlivened in this creative rendition of the Ten Plagues.

  • Too Much of a Good Thing
    Too Much of a Good Thing
    By Mira Wasserman

    You can never have too much of a good thing--or can you?

  • Rebecca's Journey Home
    Rebecca's Journey Home
    By Brynn Olenberg Sugarman

    A Jewish family adopts a baby from Vietnam and her new brothers eagerly await her homecoming.

  • Say Hello, Lily
    Say Hello, Lily
    By Deborah Lakritz

    Lily wants to go with her mother to visit the people who live at Shalom Home, an assisted living facility, but when they arrive she suddenly feels very shy.

  • Mitzi's Mitzvah
    Mitzi's Mitzvah
    By Gloria Koster

    A family and their dog do a good deed visiting a nursing home on Rosh Hashanah.

  • Thank You, God!: A Jewish Child's Book of Prayers
    Thank You, God!: A Jewish Child's Book of Prayers
    By Judyth Groner, Madeline Wikler

    A first prayer book for young children, with 21 traditional prayers in simple Hebrew, transliteration, and English. Contains blessings for a new day, bounty of our food, Sabbath, and holiday rituals.

  • Hanukkah Delight!
    Hanukkah Delight!
    By Leslea Newman

    Whimsical bunnies celebrate Hanukkah in this charming rhyming board book describing all the Hanukkah rituals beloved by Jewish kids.

  • The Whispering Town
    The Whispering Town
    By Jennifer Elvgren

    The dramatic story of neighbors in a small Danish fishing village who, during the Holocaust, shelter a Jewish family waiting to be ferried to safety in Sweden.It is 1943 in Nazi-occupied Denmark.

  • Nathan Blows Out the Hanukkah Candles
    Nathan Blows Out the Hanukkah Candles
    By Tami Lehman-Wilzig, Nicole Katzman

    Jacob loves his autistic brother, Nathan, but when Hanukkah comes, Jacob worries that Nathan might embarrass him in front of his new friend. What if Nathan blows out the Hanukkah candles?!

  • Only Nine Chairs: A Tall Tale for Passover
    Only Nine Chairs: A Tall Tale for Passover
    By Deborah Uchill Miller

    Have you read these other Passover books from Kar-Ben? Afikomen Mambo All About Passover The Carp in the Bathtub Dinosaur on Passover It's Seder Time! Izzy the Whiz and Passover McClean Jodie's Passover Adventure Let My People Go!

  • Jumping Jenny
    Jumping Jenny
    By Ellen Bari

    Jenny loves to jump. But when jumping gets her in trouble, she decides to retire her pogo stick. Then her school decides to hold a fundraising fair, and she discovers that her skill can be used for a good cause.

  • Heirloom Cookbook: Recipes Handed Down by Jewish Mothers
    Heirloom Cookbook: Recipes Handed Down by Jewish Mothers
    By Miriam Lerner Satz

    Enjoy over 475 time-honored family recipes from traditional Passover dishes like "Best Matzo Balls," to creative casseroles, soups, desserts, and more. A section on Sephardic cooking is also included.

  • Og's Ark
    Og's Ark
    By Allison Marks, Wayne Marks

    Poor Og the giant is so big that no bed is large enough to hold him, and he never gets a good night's sleep. Then Noah asks for Og's help, and Og's life changes forever.

  • The Mouse in the Matzah Factory
    The Mouse in the Matzah Factory
    By Francine Medoff

    Journey with a curious little mouse as he travels from a wheat field in the country to a big city factory where harvested wheat is baked into matzah.

  • Ella's Trip to Israel
    Ella's Trip to Israel
    By Vivian Bonnie Newman

    Excited Ella and her stuffed monkey, Koofi, take a family trip to Israel. Ella enjoys visiting all thefamous places in Israel, but Koofi experiences Israel in his own special way!

  • Passover Is Coming!
    Passover Is Coming!
    By Tracy Newman

    Readers join a cute family as they prepare for and celebrate Passover by cleaning the house, making matzah ball soup, assembling the seder plate, saying the Four Questions, and looking for the afikomen.