Wieder, Joy Nelkin
Summary: A mouse upsets villagers just before Passover by stealing a crumb of bread from one house and running into another, then brings neighbors together to finish preparing for the holiday. Includes background information about the story and glossary.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday Books for Young Readers 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WIECohen, Tziporah
Summary: "In this wordless time-travel adventure, three children at a Passover seder visit ancient Egypt to help baby Moses find his way safely to Pharaoh's daughter. When a family settles at the table for Passover, their dog nabs the afikomen bag (containing matzah used for the seder) and dives under the tablecloth. The children follow him and find themselves transported to ancient Egypt. There, they...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Groundwood Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE COHKoster, Gloria
Summary: "Passover is about celebrating the story of the Israelites escaping from Egypt and returning home. It is a Jewish holiday. People take extra care in preparing their homes. They also gather with family and friends for a big meal and activities that represent the story. Readers will discover how a shared holiday can have multiple traditions and be celebrated in all sorts of ways"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pebble, a Capstone imprint 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 296.4 KOSLepon, Shoshana
Summary: Colorful illustrations and rhyming text bring the complete Passover story to life, from the time when the Jewish people were enslaved in Egypt, to the birth of Moses, to the Ten Plagues and the Exodus.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jewish Big Books Publishing 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 296.4 LEPMoritz, Pamela
Summary: "Chimp tries to talk his friends, Ellie and Kanga, out of escaping from the Biblical Zoo to find a seder, but ends up joining the escapade. How will they escape and where will they find a seder to attend?"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Kar-Ben Publishing, Inc., a division of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc. 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MORDe Paola, Tomie
Summary: Describes the special parts of a Seder meal which celebrates the Jewish feast of Passover. On board books.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 2008
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1 available in Board Books, Call number: BOARD DEPNewman, Lesléa
Summary: Inside the house, a boy prepares for the Passover ritual of welcoming Elijah--meanwhile, outside the house, a kitten lingers in the cold.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2020
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1 available in KBL Holiday Storage, Call number: JE NEWCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE NEWPiercy, Marge.
Summary: Brings together a collection of poems, recipes, personal reminiscences, and an insightful new interpretation of the rituals and symbols of the seder in a guide to creating a meaningful Passover for the entire family.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Schocken Books 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 296.4 PIEStrauss, Linda Leopold
Summary: "This true story begins long ago in Spain, where a bride and groom are gifted a hand-painted haggadah. It is used at many Passover seders until the Spanish Inquisition when the family escapes. The haggadah survived for centuries in different countries. Scholars declared it a treasure. To protect it from the Nazis, a curator smuggled it out of a Sarajevo museum and hid it in a village mosque. On...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kar-Ben Publishing 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 296.4 STRSummary: On All Other Nights is a joyful middle-grade anthology centered around Passover--from an exciting array of bestselling and award-winning Jewish creators! Welcome to Passover, a Jewish holiday that has been celebrated for thousands of years. The heart of Passover is the seder--a meal full of rituals, special foods, and songs--where we gather together to retell the story of the Exodus, when the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books, an imprint of Abrams 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC ONCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: J FIC ONSummary: "Since 1925 the Streit's matzo factory has sat in a low-slung tenement building on Manhattan's Lower East Side. While other matzo companies have modernized, Streit's remained a piece of living history, churning out 40 percent of the nation's unleavened bread on pre-War machinery as old as the factory itself. In a neighborhood where the Jewish immigrants long ago moved on, in a nation where...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC STRSilberman, Shoshana
Summary: "A colorful board book Haggadah for the youngest seder-goer highlighting the main parts of the seder"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kar-Ben Publishing 2023
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Summary: Tells the story of the enslavement of the Children of Israel by the pharaoh, the coming of Moses, the ten plagues that struck Egypt, and the delivery of the Children of Israel from slavery.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 296 ADLCohen, Rhonda
Summary: "This year for Passover, Matilda's grandmother invites her to help make the matzah ball soup! Matilda has always loved watching Bubbe make the soup. Now she wants to try out some of her own ideas. Adding lemon and dill to the matzah balls seems like a great idea. But making one GIANT matzah ball is a giant mistake. Yet Bubbe is encouraging. "The best part of experimenting is you can always try...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Apples & Honey Press 2023
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Summary: When a playful piece of matzah scampers away and hides during the seder, all the children in the family, and even the pet dog, search throughout the house to find it.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rocky Pond Books 2024
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE LEVPritchard, Caroline Kusin
Summary: "Melvin Kusin (1926 - 2018), called "Poppy" by me and his other grandchildren, was a World War II veteran, Senior Olympics track star, and Texas chili mix entrepreneur. Poppy's life was bold and full of unexpected turns. But of his many adventures, Poppy was most proud of leading our family's Passover Seder for seventy-two years in a row. He taught us that traditions have the power to bring and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE PRIZasloff, Doni.
Summary: Mama Doni brings to life classic stories from the Bible in this exciting audio presentation that features an original music soundtrack specially developed for the project by Mama Doni and Eric Lindberg. A nationally recognized children's singer and performer, Mama Doni's contemporary music and storytelling brings a new multi-dimensional style to some of the most notable bible stories including...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Dreamscape Media 2015
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Summary: A simple description of the food and activities at a Seder, the ritual meal of Passover, including an explanation of their historical and symbolic significance.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 1999
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 296.4537 HILDunst, Kirsten
Summary: A young American Jewish girl who ignores her family's heritage is transported back in time to a World War II concentration camp in Poland during her family's Passover celebration.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Showtime Entertainment 2002
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA DEVGlaser, Linda.
Summary: Two young bunnies learn about the customs of the Passover seder from their parents and grandparents as they all celebrate the holiday meal.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman 2011
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1 available in Seasonal Juvenile Collection, Call number: JE GLAGreene, Jacqueline Dembar.
Summary: Rebecca Rubin worries that her tenth birthday will be ruined because it falls during Passover, but her mother's cousin Max, an actor, takes her with him to a movie studio, where she makes friends with an actress and a set carpenter.
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Publisher / Publication Date: American Girl Pub. 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC GREKusel, Susan
Summary: In Washington, D.C., during the Great Depression, Muriel and her family have no money to prepare the seder meal until a mysterious stranger performs a Passover miracle. Includes notes on the Passover holiday, the Great Depression, and the history of the D.C. Jewish community.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Holidays, Call number: JE KUSCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE KUSCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KUSShulman, Lisa.
Summary: In this Jewish version of "The Gingerbread Boy," a matzo ball runs away from an old woman as she prepares her Passover dinner.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton Children's Books 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SHUGerson, Mark
Summary: "Life changing wisdom from one of Judaism's most powerful texts the Haggadah, which can be found in Jewish homes around the world, has guided Jewish families and friends through Pesach celebrations for millennia. In The Telling: How Judaism's Essential Book Reveals the Meaning of Life, author Mark Gerson shows how even the most familiar passages from the Haggadah are sitting on top of buried...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Essentials 2021