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Dogs (Hyperion; $14.95) and her new
volume, Yiddish for Babies (Simon
and Schuster; $12.99). Each page high-
lights a Yiddish word and includes a
picture of a dog or a baby that seems
to fit the term. In the first volume, a
pug — a dog that is perpetually pant-
ing and seemingly always hot — is
shown with a towel strewn across his
shoulders in a page defining the word
shvitz (sweat). Babies of every hue and
ethnicity fill the latter, making this
new book perfect for adoptive and
interracial families.
At Coby's Judaica Center and other
booksellers.

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Speaking Hebrew
Created for home and small-group use,
families can learn to speak and write
Hebrew together with Living Israeli
Hebrew for the Beginner ... the
Very Beginner! by Dr. Dani Ben Gigi
(hebrewworld.com). The kit, created
specifically for English speakers with
no knowledge of Hebrew, comes with
a workbook, CD and flashcards. "It's
very user friendly' says Sarah Shoenig,
store manager at Spitzer's Hebrew
Book and Gift Center in Southfield.
"You just pop in the CD and start to
learn conversational Hebrew" The
60-minute audio CD features a native
Israeli speaking slowly and clearly and
focuses on modern-day, spoken Israeli
Hebrew. Includes supplements for bib-
lical Hebrew and common expressions.
$34.99.
At Spitzer's Hebrew Book and Gift
Center, 21790 West 11 Mile Road,
Southfield. (248) 356-6080.

End To End To End
Jewish Dominoes (Copa Judaica) is a
game for almost any age and can be
played as a family. "It comes with 42
wooden tiles in a nice wooden storage
box. And its compact so it doesn't take
up a lot of room',' says Sarah Shoenig of
Spitzer's. The fun and educational game
is played like traditional dominoes,
but Jewish designs — like a Torah, an

Israeli flag and a driedel — are silk-
screened onto each tile. $13.95.
At Spitzer's Hebrew Book and Gift
Center.

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Kids In The Kitchen
A new kid-friendly, kosher cookbook
for young cooks and bakers, The
Cherry On Top: A Kosher Junior
Cookbook (Feldheim Publishers),
by Chaya Feigy Grossman, offers
easy-to-read recipes that include
safety precautions and definitions of
terms. Complementing the recipes
are photographer Ruchy Schon's large,
brightly colored images of finished
products. The 79-page hardcover book
is a compilation of recipes that first
appeared in the cooking pages of the
Binah Bunch children's magazine. The
book includes fun food fare, ranging
from brownies and "Play-Doh cookies"
to apple chips and a "refreshing fruit
salad." Reading level: ages 9-12. $16.99.
At Borenstein's Book and Music Store,
25242 Greenfield Road, Oak Park.
(248) 967-3920.

Simple, Colorful Fun
Two great projects to get kids in the
mood for the upcoming Chanukah
holiday are color-your-own Chanukah
the World Over greeting cards and
Chanukah Facts and Fun Placemats,
both from Colorpix. Each pack of
Chanukah cards contains 10 assorted
cards — showing designs of meno-
rahs from different countries and
centuries — along with mailing
envelopes. "This card set is a wonder-
ful project for kids to do together at
home says Alicia Nelson of Tradition!
Tradition! "After they are finished
being colored, send the cards to all
of your relatives:' The 11 x 14-inch
paper placemats come in packs of 10,
with designs that include Chanukah
facts and trivia. "If you laminate these