| Title | Author | Illustrator | Book Summary |
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The Apple Tree’s Discovery*
| Peninnah Schram and Rachayl Eckstein Davis | Wendy W. Lee | A little apple tree in a forest of oaks begs G-d for stars like
those glimmering on the branches of the great oak trees
beside her. As the seasons pass, she learns to appreciate
her own gifts and realizes that it’s possible to find a star in
each of us. |
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I'm Sorry, Grover: A Rosh Hashanah Tale
| Tilda Balsley and Ellen Fischer | Tom Leigh | Brosh can’t find his blue cap, and suspects that one of his friends has taken it. When Grover returns the lost item, Brosh is glad that the High Holidays offer him a chance to say, “I’m sorry.” |
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What A Way to Start A Year!: A Rosh Hashanah Story
| Jacqueline Jules | Judy Stead | Beginning the New Year in a new city isn’t easy, and it definitely isn’t starting out very well for Dina and her family! But when they’re welcomed by warm and generous hosts in their new community it becomes a very happy New Year for all. |
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The World's Birthday*
| Barbara Diamond Goldin | Jeanette Winter | Anticipating the forthcoming celebrations of Rosh Hashanah, young Daniel learns that Rosh Hashanah is to commemorate the world's birthday and decides to throw the entire world a great big party. |
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New Year at The Pier*
| Aptil Wayland | Stâephane Jorisch | Izzy’s favorite part of Rosh Hashanah is Tashlich, a joyous ceremony in which people apologize for the mistakes they made in the previous year and thus clean the slate as the new year begins. But there is one mistake on Izzy’s “I’m sorry” list that he’s finding especially hard to say out loud.
Humor, touching moments between family and friends, and lots of information about the Jewish New Year are all combined in this lovely picture book for holiday sharing |
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Tashlisch at Turtle Rock*
| Susan Schnur | Anna Schnur-Fishman and Alexandra Steele-Morgan | Annie is excited about the Tashlich ceremony on the afternoon of Rosh Hashanah, when her family will walk to Turtle Rock Creek and throw crumbs into the water, as symbols of mistakes made the past year. As Annie leads her family through the woods stopping at favorite rocks, bridges, and waterfalls in her family’s own Tashlich ritual, they think about the good and bad things that happened during the past year, and make plans for a sweeter new year. This story focuses on ecological connections to the Tashlich ceremony and encourages families to customize the ritual and commune with nature at the New Year.
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It's Shofar Time!
| Latifa Berry Kropf | Tod Cohen (photographer) | A class of Jewish preschool children is photographed celebrating Rosh Hashanah. They blow
the shofar, dip apples in honey and make Shanah Tovah cards. |
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Engineer Ari and the Rosh Hashanah Ride
| Deborah Bodin Cohen | Shahar Kobel | A sweet and creative Rosh Hashanah story based on the first historic train ride from Jaffa to Jerusalem in 1892, shortening the journey between the two cities from 3 days to 3 hours. Engineer Ari's train is coming to Jerusalem collecting goodies along the way to celebrate the Jewish new year, and he learns an important lesson along the way. |