Enjoy a diverse collection of titles that celebrate the rich and vibrant traditions, culture, and history of Jewish people around the world. Whether you're looking for stories of resilience, family or simply a good laugh, we hope you'll find a book that speaks to you.
My First Jewish Baby Book: Almost Everything You Need To Know About Being Jewish by Julie Merberg
A must-have for any Jewish baby's nursery, this tiny tome covers quintessential foods, rituals and holidays and important cultural references (with a little Yiddish thrown in). Infant-3 years old.
Bubbe and Bart's Matzoh Ball Mayhem by Bonnie Grubman
Getting ready for Shabbat is always a bit zany, but... flying matzoh balls?! Bubbe and her best buddy, Bart, make the perfect matzoh-ball-chasing team in this hilarious Jewish counting book. Ages 4-8.
Big Dreams, Small Fish by Paula Cohen
When the opportunity arises, Shirley, the daughter of immigrants who live above their corner grocery store, turns some overlooked gefilte fish into a marketing strategy that changes the flavour of the neighbourhood. Ages 4-8.
The Birthday of the World by Rachel Naomi Remen
The Birthday of the World is a beautiful retelling, by a beloved author, of a timeless story about finding light in the darkness, one spark at a time. Ages 4-8.
The Stars Will be My Nightlight: A Sukkot Story by Jen Halpern
When a boy and his mother spend the night in the sukkah and it begins to rain, she gently reassures her son that the sukkah will protect them just as it did for their ancestors when they left Egypt. Ages 4-8.
Itzhak, A Boy Who Loved The Violin by Tracy Newman
Before becoming one of the greatest violinists of all time, Itzhak Perlman was simply a boy who loved music. Despite enormous obstacles —including a near-fatal bout of polio —Itzhak persevered, honing his extraordinary gift. Ages 4-8.
RBG's Brave & Brilliant Women: 33 Jewish Women To Inspire Everyone by Nadine Epstein
A collection of brave and brilliant women — selected in collaboration with Ruth Bader Ginsburg and including an introduction written by the iconic Supreme Court justice herself — provides young people with a roster of inspirational role models. Ages 10 and up.
The Dissident by Paul Goldberg
In this Cold War mystery, Viktor Moroz, a Jewish refusenik, stumbles upon a murder scene in Moscow. When the KGB spots Viktor leaving the murder scene, they pluck him off the street, and he's given a choice: find the real murderer or become the suspect of convenience. To solve the case, Viktor ropes in a ragtag group of Jewish refuseniks from his community.
All The Things We Don't Talk About by Amy Feltman
A story of betrayal, addiction, and angst alongside queer love, joy, and acceptance, All The Things We Don't Talk About is a celebration of and a reckoning with the power and unintentional pain of a modern family.
KosherSoul: The Faith And Food Journey Of An African American Jew by Michael Twitty
The James Beard award-winning author of the acclaimed The Cooking Gene explores the cultural crossroads of Jewish and African diaspora cuisine and issues of memory, identity, and food.
All the Shining People by Kathy Friedman
Twelve exquisitely written stories depict the search for human connection and the attempt to fit in far from home. All the Shining People explores migration, diaspora, and belonging within Toronto's Jewish South African community as individuals come to terms with the oppressive hierarchies that separate and the connections that bind.
