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Books with author Katherine Janus Kahn

  • Sammy Spider's First Rosh Hashanah

    Sylvia A. Rouss, Katherine Janus Kahn

    eBook (Kar-Ben Publishing ®, Jan. 1, 2014)
    Sammy Spider wants to taste the golden honey the Shapiros set out for a sweet New Year. Mom tells him to stick to spinning webs, but will curious Sammy listen?
  • The Hardest Word: A Yom Kippur Story

    Jacqueline Jules, Katherine Janus Kahn

    Paperback (Kar-Ben Publishing ®, Aug. 1, 2001)
    The Ziz, a wonderful bird who lived long ago, is so big and clumsy that he can't keep from bumping into things. When a tree he knocks over destroys the children's garden, he seeks God's help to fix things. "Bring me the hardest word," God instructs him, and the Ziz flies off to search. He brings back words like rhinocerous, rock, and Rumplestiltskin, but none is acceptable, until he makes an important discovery.
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  • The Hardest Word: A Yom Kippur Story

    Jacqueline Jules, Katherine Janus Kahn

    eBook (Kar-Ben Publishing ®, Jan. 1, 2014)
    The Ziz, a wonderful bird who lived long ago, is so big and clumsy that he can't keep from bumping into things. When a tree he knocks over destroys the children's garden, he seeks God's help to fix things. "Bring me the hardest word," God instructs him, and the Ziz flies off to search. He brings back words like rhinocerous, rock, and Rumplestiltskin, but none is acceptable, until he makes an important discovery.
  • Sammy Spider's First Rosh Hashanah

    Sylvia A. Rouss, Katherine Janus Kahn

    Paperback (Kar-Ben Publishing ®, Aug. 1, 1996)
    Sammy Spider wants to taste the golden honey the Shapiros set out for a sweet New Year. Mom tells him to stick to spinning webs, but will curious Sammy listen?
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  • Sammy Spider's First Hanukkah

    Sylvia A. Rouss, Katherine Janus Kahn

    Paperback (Kar-Ben Publishing ®, Aug. 1, 1993)
    Sammy Spider watches longingly as Josh Shapiro lights another candle and receives another brightly-colored dreidel each night of Hanukkah.
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  • Sammy Spider's First Book of Jewish Holidays

    Sylvia A. Rouss, Katherine Janus Kahn

    Board book (Kar-Ben Publishing ®, Aug. 1, 2013)
    Curious about the Jewish holidays? Very young readers learn about holiday customs with everyone’s favorite inquisitive spider!
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  • Sammy Spider's First Haggadah

    Sylvia A. Rouss, Katherine Janus Kahn

    Paperback (Kar-Ben Publishing ®, Jan. 1, 2007)
    Sammy leads young children through the steps of the Passover seder, telling the story of the Exodus, asking and answering the Four Questions, and sampling the traditional foods. Includes creative readings and songs, as well as colorful paper collage art by Katherine Janus Kahn.
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  • Shabbat: A Family Service

    Judy Abrams, Katherine Janus Kahn

    Paperback (Kar-Ben Publishing ®, Aug. 1, 1991)
    Simple poetry brings to life the structure and the central concepts of the Shabbat service.
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  • Sammy Spider's First Trip to Israel

    Sylvia A. Rouss, Katherine Janus Kahn

    Paperback (Kar-Ben Publishing ®, Aug. 1, 2002)
    Join Sammy Spider on his stow-away adventure as he tours Israel and learns the many meanings of "shalom."
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  • Sammy Spider's First Passover

    Sylvia A. Rouss, Katherine Janus Kahn

    language (Kar-Ben Publishing ®, Jan. 1, 2014)
    Sammy Spider watches longingly as the Shapiro family celebrates Passover. He wants to help Josh find the afikomen (hidden matzah), but his mother reminds him, "Spiders don't celebrate Passover. Spiders spin webs." And his first attempt at spinning a new web yields some surprising results.
  • Sammy Spider's Passover Shapes

    Sylvia A. Rouss, Katherine Janus Kahn

    eBook (Kar-Ben Publishing ®, Jan. 1, 2017)
    Sammy Spider celebrates Passover with his friend Josh Shapiro, enjoying the kid-friendly holiday customs.
  • Sammy Spider's First Hanukkah

    Sylvia A. Rouss, Katherine Janus Kahn

    eBook (Kar-Ben Publishing ®, Jan. 1, 2014)
    Sammy Spider watches longingly as Josh Shapiro lights another candle and receives another brightly-colored dreidel each night of Hanukkah.