Egyptian teens.
Young readers can learn about the
real lives and accomplishments of
Israeli children in I Am Israeli: The
Children of Israel (Mitchell Lane)
by Eva L. Weiss. The reader's guide
is an appealing almost 8-year-old
Jerusalemite named Yakir, who is the
son of the author, and he is joined by
other children of diverse backgrounds
who tell their own stories of their
families, special interests and the
origins of their names and their neigh-
borhoods, all over the country. A girl
named Gabi describes running in the
Jerusalem marathon; and a boy named
Quais, who lives in a Palestinian
neighborhood on the eastern side of
Jerusalem and walks with the aid of
crutches, talks of his love of swim-
ming.
Some include recipes, like Kubbeh
Soup, as it was made in Kurdistan, by
one of Yakir's neighbors. Another boy,
the son of the artist Ya'akov Boussidan
living in a village in the Judean Hills,
shares an art project, with easy-to-
follow directions. This thoughtful and
lively book is part of the Voices from
Israel series.
A small-format board book for the
youngest set, Hanukkah is Coming
(Kar-Ben) by Tracy Newman, illustrat-
ed by Viviana Garofoli, is the story of a
young family celebrating together and
learning about the holiday. The title
is the refrain to the book's rhyming
lines: "Down goes the sun./Join hands,
everyone./Hanukkah is coming" In
Garofoli's cheerful, full-color illustra-
tions, the family and their dog seem
more than content as "Flames burning
bright./Light up the night"
Set in the Atlas Mountains of
Morocco, The Mountain Jews and the
Mirror (Kar-Ben) by Ruchama King
Feuerman, illustrations by Polona
Kosec and Marcela Calderon, begins
with an outdoor wedding. In a story
that unfolds like a charming folktale,

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Estrella and Yosef move from a small
village to the city of Casablanca soon
after they get married. A strikingly
beautiful couple, they are mountain
Jews, unaccustomed to city life. They
settle in, helped by city relatives who
arrange an apartment and a job for
Yosef. Their lives soon turn upside-
down because of a mirror that they'd
never before encountered. But with the
help of a rabbi, who also gets turned
around by their mystery, they get the
happy ending they deserve.

Hanukkah Cookies with Sprinkles

(Apples and Honey Press) by David A.
Adler, illustrated by Jeffrey Ebbeler, is
a story to love. On a morning before
the holiday, a young girl named Sara
spots, through her window, a man
picking a discarded apple out of the
garbage. When she asks her grand-
mother why he might be doing that,
the grandmother explains that he is
probably poor.
Throughout the day, Sara can't stop
thinking about him and decides to
leave treats and gifts for him. At their
synagogue, she sees him again and
she asks her mother to invite him to
their Chanukah Shabbat dinner. They
all have a great time together, and he
teaches Sara to juggle, sharing his gift.
With vibrant illustrations, the book
gently teaches important lessons about
the mitzvah of tzedekah.
A cookbook for kids, Sammy

Spider's First Taste of Hanukkah
(Kar-Ben) by Sylvia A. Rouss and
Genene Levy Turndorf, illustrated
by Katherine Janus Kahn, is the 15th
book in the popular Sammy Spider
series. Following a brief retelling of the
holiday story, the book includes a wide
range of recipes, from Maccabee and
Cheese to Sweet Potato Gelt to Count-
to-Eight Shishkebab. The symbol that
indicates whether a recipe is meat,
dairy or parve appears inside a stylized
spider web. *

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