Chag Pesach Sameach – Passover books for everyone !

Title: Celebrate Passover with Matzoh, Maror and Memories
By: Deborah Heiligman
Published: 2017 (revised from 2007 edition)

The most celebrated holiday in the Jewish year, Passover commemorates the Exodus of Hebrew slaves from Egypt to freedom over 3,500 years ago. This colorful book explores the many forms that this weeklong celebration takes worldwide. Mollie Bass says that the children in her classes really love the great pictures in this book! Age Range: 4 - 8 years

Call Number: x296.437 Heili.D

Title: Dayenu! A Favorite Passover Song
By: Miriam Latimer
Published: 2021

Sing the joyful passover song to your little one! Dayenu means "it would have been enough." Age Range: 2 - 4 years

Call Number: JBoardbk
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Title: The Elijah Door
By: Linda Leopold Strauss
Published: 2012

For years the Galinskys and the Lippas have shared Seder, the special Passover dinner, together. But no more! Now David Lippa and Rachel Galinsky love each other, and. fortunately, they have a plan to bring their families back together. A tale of healing and reconciliation at the holidays, The Elijah Door is both humorous and heartwarming, emphasizing the role of cultural and religious observances in bringing us together. Age Range: 5 - 8 years

Call Number: JPicture Strau.L

Title: Hurray! It's Passover!
By: Leslie Kimmelman
Published: 2000

This sweet story explores all the traditions during Seder; very relatable for young kids. - Mollie Bass. Age Range: 3 - 7 years

Call Number: x296.437 Kimme.L

Title: The Little Red Hen and the Passover Matzah
By: Leslie Kimmelman
Published: 2010

Cute take on the Little Red Hen story that kids know, with a Yiddishe mama twist! - Mollie Bass. Little Red Hen must make matzah for Passover. She asks her friends for help planting grains. "Sorry, bub," neighs Horse. "Think again," barks Dog. Of course, the Little Red Hen does it all herself. Age Range: 4 - 7 years

Call Number: x296.437 Kimme.L

Title: The Longest Night, A Passover Story
By: Laurel Snyder
Published: 2013

This book is a rhyming retelling of the experience of the plagues told from the perspective of a young Jewish child in Egypt that doesn't diminish the intensity of the story until the very end when the Israelites emerge out of slavery. Age Range: 6 years and up

Call Number: JPicture Snyde.L

Title: More Than Enough, A Passover Story
By: April Halprin Wayland
Published: 2016

A family's Passover celebration is equal parts warmth and charm in this cozy picture book, with the traditional seder song “Dayenu” as the happy refrain. Dayenu means "it would have been enough," so this is a gratitude book. Age range: 5 - 8 years

Call Number: JPicture Wayla.A

Title: The Passover Guest
By: Susan Kusel
Published: 2021

In 1933 Washington DC, Muriel assumes her family is too poor to hold a Passover Seder this year-- but an act of kindness and a mysterious magician change everything. Age Range: 5 - 8 years

Call Number: JPicture Kusel.S

Title: Pearl's Passover: A Family Celebration through Stories, Recipes, Crafts and Songs
By: Jane Breskin Zalben
Published: 2002

The stories are sweet and if you are crafty or love to bake, this book has lots of recipes and how to's - Mollie Bass.. Age Range: 4 - 9 years

Call Number: JPicture Zalbe.J

Title: Stone Soup with Matzoh Balls, A Passover Tale in Chelm
By: Linda Glaser
Published: 2014

In this version of the familiar tale, an old man tricks the townspeople of Chelm into contributing the necessary ingredients for making a Seder feast for all to share.
Age Range: 4 - 7 years

Call Number: x398.20944 Glase.L

Title: The Story of Passover
By: David Adler
Published: 2014

A good age-appropriate retelling of the story of the Exodus! - Mollie Bass This book 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, the event that became known as Passover. Age range: 4 - 8 years

Call Number: x296.437 Adler.D

Title: A Tale of Two Seders
By: Mindy Avra Portnoy
Published: 2010

When her parents get divorced, a little girl is worried about many things, including how she will celebrate the Jewish holidays in two different households. The holiday of Passover gives her a chance to celebrate separately with each parent. Over the course of three years and six seders, she and her family work to adjust to this new world, creating happy new lives and new family traditions. Age Range: 5 - 9 years

Call Number: JPicture Portn.M