Albert Glaser, Author, Linda Glaser, Author, Sally G. Ward, Illustrator Dutton Books $11.99 (4p) ISBN 978-0-525-44838-9
Albert the opossum is sad that one of his favorite socks is missing. To distract him, his sister Shirley tells her bereft sibling a scary story--``and just remember, it's only a story.'' The creative tale concerns a zwibi monster (`` Arggg. Snuffle.
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Linda Glaser, Author, Claire A. Nivola, Illustrator , illus. by Claire A. Nivola. Houghton Mifflin $16 (32p) ISBN 978-0-547-17184-5
Emma Lazarus (1849–1887) was a child of privilege. But her dedication to the impoverished refugees who shared her Jewish faith transcended the conventions of class and gender (“At that time in the 1880s people believed that a fine lady...
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Linda Glaser, Author, Daniel Howarth, Illustrator , illus. by Daniel Howarth. Albert Whitman $15.99 (24p) ISBN 978-0-8075-3378-9
A loving family of rabbits prepares to celebrate Hanukkah in its comfy home. Siblings Simon and Violet can hardly stand the anticipation as they wait for sunset. As evening approaches, readers can learn about Hanukkah activities along with the young
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Linda Glaser, illus. by Daniel Howarth, Albert Whitman, $15.99 (24p) ISBN 978-0-8075-3380-2
The bunnies that first appeared in Hoppy Hanukkah! are celebrating Passover. Readers can learn along with Violet and Simon about the holiday as they prepare the seder plate (" ‘I just made charoset,' said Grandma. ‘See? It looks like clay that the...
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Linda Glaser, illus. by Maryam Tabatabaei. Albert Whitman, $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8075-7620-5
“All who are hungry, come and eat!” declares one of the most famous passages of the Haggadah, the text for Passover. It’s the lesson of the famous folk tale of the stranger who teaches generosity to a selfish village by making soup from a stone....
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Linda Glaser, illus. by Nuria Balaguer. Kar-Ben, $17.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-4677-7842-8
Once upon an ancient time, a “somewhat foolish” young man arrives in Jerusalem to study the Torah, certain that “a truly great teacher could teach me the whole Torah while standing on one foot.” One sage after another scorns him (“Don’t you know...
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Linda Glaser, illus. by Aleksandar Zolotic. Kar-Ben, $17.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-5124-2092-0
Faigel makes the most delicious latkes in her village—but only in tiny batches. Those lucky enough to taste one of them “dream about it for the rest of the year.” Then Faigel forgets her famous recipe, and because she lives in Chelm, the legendary...
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Linda Glaser, illus. by Adam Gustavson. Kar-Ben, $7.95 trade paper (24p) ISBN 978-0-7613-5138-2
Hannah is eager to fit into her new school. It’s the Depression, and her family has relocated from Minneapolis to rural Minnesota. She is the only Jewish girl in her class, and her family is the only Jewish family in the community. Glaser (Emma’s...
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Linda Glaser, Author, Ronald Ed. Glaser, Author, Elisa Kleven, Illustrator Millbrook Press $14.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-7613-1292-5
Glaser's (Compost!) joyous appreciation of the interconnectedness of all living things forms the heart of this celebratory picture book; Kleven's (City of Angels; Abuela) brilliant, busy art gives it its soul. In lyrical free verse stanzas, the...
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