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Books in Very First Action Books series

  • You're the Cheese in My Blintz

    Leslie Kimmelman, Ramona Kaulitzki

    Board book (Kar-Ben Publishing ®, Jan. 1, 2020)
    In my blintz, you're the cheese. You're the sun in my sky. To my heart, you're the keys. You're the twinkle in my eye. This rhyming board book celebrates the importance of a young child as a member of a family.
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  • The Numbers of My Jewish Year

    Marji Gold-Vukson

    Board book (Kar-Ben Publishing ®, Jan. 1, 2006)
    The fifth in the popular "My Jewish Year" board book series, this book teaches children to count from one to ten through symbols of the various Jewish holidays, from one shofar through ten commandments.
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  • The Shapes of My Jewish Year

    Marji Gold-Vukson, Sally Springer

    Board book (Kar-Ben Publishing ®, Jan. 1, 2003)
    Preschoolers can explore the Jewish holidays with familiar shapes--like a triangle, "a Purim hamantasch brimming over with sweet filling...," and more.
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  • When It's Purim

    Edie Stoltz Zolkower, Barb Bjornson

    Board book (Kar-Ben Publishing ®, Jan. 1, 2009)
    With simple rhyming text we share the experience of little children making hamantashen to give as gifts on Purim.
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  • The Colors of My Jewish Year

    Marji Gold-Vukson, Madeline Wikler

    Board book (Kar-Ben Publishing ™, Aug. 1, 1998)
    "What is red? Red is the Rosh Hashanah apple we dip in honey." This eye-catching board book explores the holidays through colors.
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  • It's Tu B'Shevat!

    Edie Stoltz Zolkower, Richard Johnson

    Board book (Kar-Ben Publishing ®, Aug. 1, 2005)
    Rhyming verse and brightly colored illustrations tell the story of a boy and his family planting a tree for Tu B’Shevat and watching it grow. This board book is just right for little hands.
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  • Does Your Dog Speak Hebrew?: A Book of Animal Sounds

    Ellen Bari, Holly Clifton-Brown

    Board book (Kar-Ben Publishing ®, Sept. 1, 2020)
    A dog says “bow, wow” in English and “hav, hav” in Hebrew. Whimsical animals in American and Israeli settings compare their varied noises and sounds. Readers can explore which sounds are the same and which are different in droll depictions of animals in Israel and the United States. Basic Hebrew vocabulary, including animal names and sounds, are introduced. Iconic locations like Capitol Hill and Central Park in the United States, and the Dome of the Rock and the Sea of Galilee in Israel are featured in illustrations.
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  • Mitzi's Mitzvah

    Gloria Koster, Holli Conger

    Board book (Kar-Ben Publishing ®, Aug. 1, 2013)
    Adorable puppy Mitzi visits a nursing home where she helps the residents celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New year.
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  • Where Shabbat Lives

    Jan Goldin Fabiyi, Sue Rubinroit

    Board book (Kar-Ben Publishing ®, Aug. 1, 2008)
    The simple text and brightly colored illustrations in this board book tell the story of a typical family celebrating Shabbat.
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  • Trucks

    A. Everitt-Stewart

    Board book (B.E.S. Publishing, April 1, 2009)
    Toddlers will love Action Books because the pictures really go into action! Bright, simple illustrations on every page--including the front cover--display moving parts that kids manipulate via small finger holes. Trucks shows children pictures of a bulldozer, a fire engine, a fork lift, a dump truck, and four more work vehicles, each with its own moving part. Pictures are simply labeled on pages constructed of extra-thick board stock with rounded corners for safety.
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  • Let's Visit Israel

    Judyth Saypol Groner, Cheryl Nathan

    Board book (Kar-Ben Pub, Sept. 1, 2004)
    A little boy presents places to go and things to do in Israel, including riding a camel through the marketplace in Beersheva and taking a swim in the salty Dead Sea.
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  • My Very First Our World Book

    Matthew Oldham, Lee Cosgrove

    Hardcover (EDC Publishing / UBAM, March 15, 2018)
    This is non-fiction for very young children who will find lots of things to look at and talk about in this highly visual book about our world - anything from geography and geology to its place in the universe. Little ones can find out about the blue planet while learning lots of interesting new words. Other titles in the series include: My Very First Dinosaurs Book and My Very First Space Book.