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Jumping Jenny
Ellen Bari, Raquel GarcĂa Maciá
Paperback (Kar-Ben Publishing ®, Jan. 1, 2011)Jenny loves to jump. But when jumping gets her in trouble, she decides to retire her pogo stick. Then her school decides to hold a fundraising fair, and she discovers that her skill can be used for a good cause.
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Speak Up, Tommy!
Jacqueline Dembar Greene, Deborah Melmon
Paperback (Kar-Ben Publishing ®, Aug. 1, 2012)Tommy’s classmates tease him about his Israeli accent and the way he speaks English. But his knowledge of Hebrew makes him a hero when a policeman and his dog come to visit Tommy’s school.
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The Wedding That Saved a Town
Yale Strom, Jenya Prosmitsky
Paperback (Kar-Ben Publishing ®, Aug. 1, 2008)When Ziske's klezmer band is invited to play at a wedding in Pinsk, they arrive to discover many of the people in the town very sick. But tradition says that if two orphans get married in a cemetery a miracle may happen, so Ziske sets his mind to finding the perfect couple.
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Picnic at Camp Shalom
Jacqueline Jules, Deborah Melmon
Paperback (Kar-Ben Publishing ®, Jan. 1, 2011)When Carly unthinkingly makes fun of Sara's last name at mail call, her bunkmate refuses to be consoled. But their mutual love of music brings harmony to Shabbat dinner as well as to their friendship, and Carly finally gets the chance to reveal a secret of her own.
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Jumping Jenny
Ellen Bari, Raquel Garcia Macia
Hardcover (Kar-Ben Pub, March 1, 2011)Jenny's love of jumping helps raise money during her school's fundraiser.
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Speak Up, Tommy!
Jacqueline Dembar Greene, Deborah Melmon
Library Binding (Kar-Ben Publishing ®, Aug. 1, 2012)Tommy’s classmates tease him about his Israeli accent and the way he speaks English. But his knowledge of Hebrew makes him a hero when a policeman and his dog come to visit Tommy’s school.
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Joey and the Giant Box
Deborah Lakritz, Mike Byrne
Library Binding (Kar-Ben Publishing ®, Jan. 1, 2015)When Joey decides to keep the giant box in which the new dishwasher arrives, he comes up with a very special use for it―and does a mitzvah along the way.
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Boker Tov!: Good Morning!
Joe Black, Rick Brown
Hardcover (Kar-Ben Publishing, Sept. 1, 2009)A colorful picture book provides an illustrated version of a song about children waking up to a new morning, showing the meaning of Boker Tov--which is "good morning" in Hebrew. Simultaneous.
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Mendel's Accordion
Heidi Smith Hyde, Johanna Van Der Sterre
Hardcover (Kar-Ben Pub, Jan. 11, 2007)In his small Eastern European village Mendel is well known for his accordion playing, but after hard times he emigrates to New York, and after many years his playing is forgotten until his great-grandson Samuel finds his instrument.
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The Remarkable Journey of Josh's Kippah
Barbara Elissa, Farida Zaman
Paperback (Kar-Ben Pub, Jan. 1, 2010)A Bar Mitzvah boy's kippah falls off his head and journeys around the world before finding its way back home; young readers are invited to follow the adventures of Josh's kippah from his Bar Mitzvah in New York to a sukkah in Israel and a Hanukkah party in Argentina, with many stops in between. Simultaneous.
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Sadie, Ori, and Nuggles Go to Camp
Jamie Korngold, Julie Fortenberry
Library Binding (Kar-Ben Publishing, Aug. 1, 2014)For the first time, Sadie’s little brother Ori will be joining her at sleep-away camp. He’s very excited, but he wants to bring Nuggles, his favorite “stuffy,” and is worried that his bunkmates will make fun of him. Is he ever in for a surprise! The fifth book in Kar-Ben’s popular “Sadie and Ori” series by best-selling author Jamie Korngold (God in the Wilderness, Doubleday), often quoted in the media as a voice of liberal Judaism.
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Picnic at Camp Shalom
Jacqueline Jules, Deborah Melmon
Library Binding (Kar-Ben Publishing ®, Jan. 1, 2011)When Carly unthinkingly makes fun of Sara's last name at mail call, her bunkmate refuses to be consoled. But their mutual love of music brings harmony to Shabbat dinner as well as to their friendship, and Carly finally gets the chance to reveal a secret of her own.
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