Holidays & Celebrations
One Splendid Tree
With Daddy away fighting in the Second World War, Hattie, Junior and Momma have had to move to the city so Momma can take a factory job. Money is tight, and this year a Christmas tree is a luxury the family cannot afford. But Junior finds an abandoned plant in the hallway, and in his eyes, it holds the promise of Christmas magic. If he can only con …
Problems in Purimville
Just days before the Purim holiday, Jacob and Sarah respond to an urgent cry for help and find themselves on a remarkable adventure in the muddled and mixed-up land of Purimville, where something has mysteriously gone awry. In a world full of tasty hamantashen, marvelous costumes, and very noisy graggers, the two children must rely on their wits an …
Rachel's Gift
Named a 2003 Notable Book for Young Readers by The Association of Jewish Libraries
Spring has come to the little town of Chelm and everyone is busy making things clean and fresh for Passover. At Rachel’s home, a special gift has arrived: Bubbie from Bialystok has sent along her recipe for Bubbie’s Own Matzo Ball Soup. Rachel’s mother is thrill …
Sammy and the Miracles of Christmas
It's Christmas, and things are going a little mad in Sammy's house: his father is roaring and Nan is praying for the Lord to take her away. Here, in two of the oddest Christmas stories you will ever come across, we also meet a talking crow and a magic sculpin. The biting satire of Ray Guy, combined with the extraordinary artwork of Boyd Chubbs, is …
Sarah's Secret
In this Christmas classic, six-year-old Sarah is determined to make the very best snowman possible, without the help of her older brother. When she sees her snowman, Max, come to life in a Christmas Eve frolic, her family refuses to believe her story. Although Sarah thinks she has proof that it was not all a dream, she decides in the end to keep th …
Sarah's Secret Teachers' Guide
The Teachers' Guide to accompany Sarah's Secret by Robert McConnell.
Sights Before Christmas, The
As Barnaby drifts into sleep, he has dreams filled with madcap Mummers: the Turkish Knight, the bold-but-not-so-bright Sir George, his faithful wood horse Fred and, of course, the wild traveling medicine man, Dr. Pepperoni.