Comments on: 11 Timeless Jewish Folktales for Kids

By: Erica

Erica — Thu, 09 Dec 2021 14:06:09 +0000

In reply to Joy. Thanks for sharing your recommendation!

By: Joy

Joy — Tue, 30 Nov 2021 17:46:31 +0000

You need to add Phoebe Gilman’s Something From Nothing to this list! It is one of the most beautiful picture books of all time, but underrecognized because it is by a non-US author.

By: Erica

Erica — Wed, 15 Sep 2021 12:37:53 +0000

In reply to Norman Perrin. Thanks for the recommendations.

By: Norman Perrin

Norman Perrin — Tue, 14 Sep 2021 01:54:38 +0000

Found this excellent site while looking up for Jewish stories suitable for 4-5 year olds.
Favorite picture books by Sheldon Oberman
The Wisdom Bird, A tale of Solomon and Sheba
The Always Prayer Shawl The journey of a prayer shawl, each part has been repaired and replaced several times over the generations, yet it is still the same prayer shawl
By the Hanukkah Light The power of story to carry light in the darkness.

By: Shaina

Shaina — Thu, 30 May 2019 05:48:11 +0000

In reply to Tamara. That was one of my favorites as a kid! The illustrations are gorgeous, and there's a little family of mice that live beneath the floorboards of the family's home and collect the scrap fabric -- I used to love watching their house fill up with new fabric items as the piece in the main story got smaller! The lesson I got from that story was also that just because something is damaged doesn't mean it's worthless; sometimes what we think is now useless is actually just a change.

By: Dede

Dede — Tue, 20 Mar 2018 20:12:41 +0000

“The Spice of the Sabbath” was a wonderful story in an anthology I read to children long ago. I’d love to find it again to read to seniors who would enjoy it.

By: Erica

Erica — Tue, 02 May 2017 10:06:03 +0000

In reply to Tamara. Thanks for the recommendation!

By: Tamara

Tamara — Tue, 02 May 2017 03:49:12 +0000

I highly recommend "something from nothing". I don't know who the author is, but it's a great book about a grandfather teaching a child that you can make something important out of something seemingly disposable.

By: Amy Hare

Amy Hare — Sat, 03 Dec 2016 19:53:50 +0000

I have been looking for a different version of the traditional yiddish story about how the moon gets a coat. The typical telling is that the tailors end up making the coat. I ran across a version where the seamstresses (the women) made the coat . If anyone knows that version or can point me to it online, I would greatly appreciate knowing how it goes. Thanks for any help.

By: Erica MomandKiddo

Erica MomandKiddo — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 13:45:40 +0000

In reply to Beth Schmelzer. Enjoy the blogs! I'm so glad to hear you love them.