Erica Silverman
5) Big pumpkin
Author
Publisher
Macmillan
Pub. Date
[1992]
Language
English
Description
Once there was a witch who longed for pumpkin pie. Unfortunately, thepumpkin she had grown from a seed became so big she simply couldn't get it off the vine. Although "she pulled and she tugged and she pulled...that pumpkin just sat." Along came a ghost, "I am bigger than you and stronger, too," said he. "Let me try." Well, the witch wanted that whole pumpkin for herself. But she needed help - Halloween was just hours away...With the rhythm and repetition...
17) The Hanukkah hop
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Rhymed text and illustrations follow a family's activities as they prepare to celebrate Hanukkah.
18) Raisel's riddle
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
A Jewish version of the Cinderella story, in which a poor but educated young women captivates her "Prince Charming" a rabbi's son, at a Purim ball.
19) Let's go fishing
Author
Series
Publisher
Sandpiper, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Pub. Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Unable to interest her parents, her brothers, or even her dog in going fishing with her, Lana creates her own boat and lake in her bedroom and soon has all the company a girl could want.