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The Hungry Clothes and Other Jewish Folktales (Folktales of the World)
by Peninnah Schram  Publisher Comments The stories we hear in childhood—usually from parents and grandparents, teachers and caregivers—teach us the values, faith, culture, and traditions of those we love most. They nourish our sense of wonder and curiosity about the world. That...
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Feathers: A Jewish Tale from Eastern Europe
by Heather Forest Publisher Comments Heather Forest's roots go deep in Eastern Europe. "This Jewish tale," she says, "attributed to Rabbi Levi Yitzhak of Berdichev, an 18th Century Eastern European Hasidic rabbi, has traveled far. It has been retold again and again by teachers and...
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Raisel's Riddle
by Erica Silverman Publisher Comments A Jewish Cinderella What's more precious than rubies, more lasting than gold? Raisel knows. She learned it from her grandfather, a poor scholar who taught her. When he dies, Raisel finds work in the home of a rabbi. His jealous cook makes Raisel toil...
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Golem
by David Wisniewski Publisher Comments Some four hundred years ago, according to legend, Rabbi Loew shaped a giant man of clay--a golem--and brought him to life. The golems job was to defend the Jews of Prague from their persecutors, and he performed it almost too well. Wisniewskis Caldecott...
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Kibitzers and Fools: Tales My Zayda Told Me
by Simms Taback Publisher Comments With Old World charm, universal humor, and just a bit of chutzpah, Caldecott Medalist Simms Taback offers this lively spin on 13 playful tales which illustrates universal truths and important life lessons. Full color....
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Golem (96 Edition)
by David Wisniewski 
Publisher Comments Some four hundred years ago, according to legend, Rabbi Loew shaped a giant man of clay--a golem--and brought him to life. The golem's job was to defend the Jews of Prague from their persecutors, and he performed it almost too well. Retold from...
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Something for Nothing
by Redisch Stampler Publisher Comments Dog lived in the noisiest part of Bialystok. All day long he heard the hubbub of the nearby marketplace, and all night long he heard the banging and clanging of workmen unloading their goods. When he could take the racket no more, Dog set off for the...
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Ghaddar the Ghoul and Other Palestinian Stories
by Sonia Nimr Publisher Comments Why do snakes eat frogs? What makes a man-eating ghoul become a vegetarian? How can a woman make a bored prince smile? And what’s a king to do when a princess refuses to marry him? The answers are found in this engaging compilation of Palestinian...
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Even Higher
by Richard Ungar Publisher Comments Young Reuven has a problem. Every year, on the day before Rosh Hashanah, the beloved rabbi of the village of Nemirov disappears until nightfall and no one knows where he goes. The villagers suspect that he ascends to heaven to beg forgiveness for their...
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The Demons' Mistake: A Story from Chelm
by Francine Prose Publisher Comments The mischievous demons of Chelm, the legendary town in Poland where only fools live, wreak havoc on a daily basis. They make the milk go sour, herd livestock into the sky, and rip people's clothing and tangle their hair. Then they hear about an...
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The Kingfisher Treasury of Jewish Stories (Kingfisher Treasury of Stories)
by Adele Geras Publisher Comments Ranging from folktales to contemporary stories, this anthology celebrates the richness of the Jewish heritage. The stellar list of contributors includes Isaac Bashevis Singer, Lynn Reid Banks, and Michael Rosen. Illustrations....
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Rachel the Clever: And Other Jewish Folktales (American Storytelling)
by Josepha Sherman Publisher Comments The 46 stories in this collection are as varied as their origins--Poland, Morocco, Yemen, and Spain, to name a few--yet all possess a unifying element: a uniquely Jewish flavor, "an emphasis on doing the right thing, on surviving by cleverness and...
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Solomon and the Ant (06 Edition)
by Oberman Publisher Comments A chronologically arranged collection of more than forty Jewish folktales with commentary, including "The Seven Questions of Alexander the Great," "A Special Way of Thinking," and "Which One Was Blind?"...
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It Could Always Be Worse: A Yiddish Folk Tale
by Margot Zemach Publisher Comments Unable to stand his overcrowded and noisy home any longer, a poor man follows the Rabbi's surprising advice....
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The Prince Who Thought He Was a Rooster and Other Jewish Stories
by Ann Jungman Publisher Comments Traditional Jewish folk stories have been treasured, retold, and carried from country to country throughout the ages. This diverse collection contains tales from lands as far flung as Poland, Afghanistan, Czechoslovakia, Morocco, Russia, and Germany...
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A Journey to Paradise and Other Jewish Tales
by Howard Schwartz Publisher Comments The eight tales are full of magic, and reflect on the aspirations and humor of the Jews in Eastern Europe, Tunisia, Israel and Yemen....
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Ten Holiday Jewish Children's Stories (Storyteller)
by Barbara Goldin Publisher Comments Many of these stories are classics that have become part of the Jewish home and its oral tradition. They have been gleaned from the rich heritage of the Jewish People and are meant to excite a child's curiosity....
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The Rooster Prince
by Sydell Waxman Publisher Comments Known as the "Master of the Parable", the Breslav Rebbi reveals how -- with a little bit of understanding and patience -- even a child can change the world. This is one of the most inspirational of all the Breslav Hassidic tales....
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Mazel and Shlimazel: Or the Milk of a Lioness
by Isaac Bashev Singer
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The Adventures of Hershel of Ostropol
by Eric A Kimmel
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