Kalaniot Books
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Our mission at Kalaniot Books is to help young children and their families explore the diverse mosaic of Jewish culture and history. Our exciting picture books entertain, educate, and inspire engagement with this storied tradition http://kalaniotbooks.com
Learn about stitching generational stories with WITH A NEEDLE AND THREAD www.publisherspotlight.com/stitching-ge...
Stitching Generational Stories - Publisher Spotlight
This is one in our Double Scoop Sundae series featuring a pair of thematically-related books and ideas for teachers and library program developers seeking ways to extend storytime with them. Two new p...
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November 25, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Learn about stitching generational stories with WITH A NEEDLE AND THREAD www.publisherspotlight.com/stitching-ge...
Download this free reproducible activity guide. Use it alongside your copy of Mendel's Hanukkah Mess Up in your home, classroom, or library kalaniotbooks.com/mendels-hanu...
November 24, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Download this free reproducible activity guide. Use it alongside your copy of Mendel's Hanukkah Mess Up in your home, classroom, or library kalaniotbooks.com/mendels-hanu...
The Association of Jewish Libraries has put out a call for proposals at the 2026 in-person conference. Details at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
2026 AJL Conference: Call for Proposals
Association of Jewish Libraries IN PERSON Conference: Cooler by the Lake
June 22–24, 2026 | Evanston, Illinois
Librarians, scholars, educators, archivists, authors, and library advocates are invited ...
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November 21, 2025 at 9:18 AM
The Association of Jewish Libraries has put out a call for proposals at the 2026 in-person conference. Details at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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“Perfect for young children and families, this engaging sound book helps kids explore language, music, and culture in a hands-on, joyful way” Jewish Songs from Around the World @kalaniotbooks.bsky.social Booth 200 #naeycAC www.simonandschuster.com/books/Jewish...
Jewish Songs From Around the World
Celebrate Jewish culture with this illustrated musical board book featuring songs from around the world. Includes easy to push buttons, an on/off s...
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November 20, 2025 at 5:25 PM
“Perfect for young children and families, this engaging sound book helps kids explore language, music, and culture in a hands-on, joyful way” Jewish Songs from Around the World @kalaniotbooks.bsky.social Booth 200 #naeycAC www.simonandschuster.com/books/Jewish...
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Get ready for the holidays w/ #HBMag's annual #HolidayHighNotes reviews www.hbook.com/story/holida...
Holiday High Notes 2025
From the November/December 2025 issue of The Horn Book Magazine.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Thanks to The Jewish Grandparents Network for praising SOOSIE, THE HORSE THAT SAVED SHABBAT by Tami Lehman-Wilzig, illustrated by Menahem Halberstadt among its sophistocated #picturebooks for older kids! jewishgrandparentsnetwork.org/family-room/...
Best Children’s Books about Shabbat - Jewish Grandparents Network
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November 19, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Thanks to The Jewish Grandparents Network for praising SOOSIE, THE HORSE THAT SAVED SHABBAT by Tami Lehman-Wilzig, illustrated by Menahem Halberstadt among its sophistocated #picturebooks for older kids! jewishgrandparentsnetwork.org/family-room/...
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Our latest Double Scoop Sundae is about using needlework to create generational stories. Thanks to @cuentodeluz.bsky.social and @kalaniotbooks.bsky.social for this pair, each available in both English and Spanish editions www.publisherspotlight.com/stitching-ge...
Stitching Generational Stories - Publisher Spotlight
This is one in our Double Scoop Sundae series featuring a pair of thematically-related books and ideas for teachers and library program developers seeking ways to extend storytime with them. Two new p...
www.publisherspotlight.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Our latest Double Scoop Sundae is about using needlework to create generational stories. Thanks to @cuentodeluz.bsky.social and @kalaniotbooks.bsky.social for this pair, each available in both English and Spanish editions www.publisherspotlight.com/stitching-ge...
WITH A NEEDLE AND THREAD: A JEWISH FOLKTALE FROM CUBA "teaches the value of conserving household items and materials for future, repurposed use; incorporates some Jewish life-cycle events...and introduces Cuban geography and history” www.sdjewishworld.com/2025/10/17/j....
November 16, 2025 at 11:17 AM
WITH A NEEDLE AND THREAD: A JEWISH FOLKTALE FROM CUBA "teaches the value of conserving household items and materials for future, repurposed use; incorporates some Jewish life-cycle events...and introduces Cuban geography and history” www.sdjewishworld.com/2025/10/17/j....
A DRAGON CALLED SPARK is featured among 6 Adorable Titles to Share for #Hanukkah in @slj.com "A heartwarming book that blends the magic of dragons with the traditions of Hanukkah" www.slj.com/story/6-ador...
6 Adorable Titles to Share for Hanukkah and Other Jewish Holidays
Elephants, mice, and dragons make their appearance in these fun and festive board books and picture books.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:05 AM
A DRAGON CALLED SPARK is featured among 6 Adorable Titles to Share for #Hanukkah in @slj.com "A heartwarming book that blends the magic of dragons with the traditions of Hanukkah" www.slj.com/story/6-ador...
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“Community and history are stitched together in this heartfelt tale about coming together to make a whole greater than the sum of its parts” WITH A NEEDLE AND THREAD from @kalaniotbooks.bsky.social www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/with...
November 12, 2025 at 2:44 PM
“Community and history are stitched together in this heartfelt tale about coming together to make a whole greater than the sum of its parts” WITH A NEEDLE AND THREAD from @kalaniotbooks.bsky.social www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/with...
"SLOW DOWN, SHOSHI! invites readers to share a day w/ Shoshi, revel in her favorite responsibilities & relax w/ her under the stars all against a backdrop of a family of faith. Back matter offers more information about Jewish communities in Uganda" glassofwineglassofmilk.blogspot.com/2025/11/slow...
Slow Down, Shoshi!
Slow Down, Shoshi!: It's Shabbat in Uganda Written by Shoshana Nambi Illustrated by Moran Yogev Published by Kalaniot Books Mom's Review Y...
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November 12, 2025 at 11:35 AM
"SLOW DOWN, SHOSHI! invites readers to share a day w/ Shoshi, revel in her favorite responsibilities & relax w/ her under the stars all against a backdrop of a family of faith. Back matter offers more information about Jewish communities in Uganda" glassofwineglassofmilk.blogspot.com/2025/11/slow...
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Help the #picturebook readers in your life prepare for #WorldKindnessDay Thursday books from @kalaniotbooks.bsky.social @nubeocho.bsky.social @pajamapress.bsky.social @postwavebooks.bsky.social , #TapiocaStories and @whatonearth.bsky.social www.publisherspotlight.com/stories-to-c...
Stories to Celebrate Kindness - Publisher Spotlight
This article was authored by Publisher Spotlight intern Zoe Spangler. In today’s world, where hate, fear, and violence often dominate the headlines, it’s even more important to come together on a day ...
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November 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Help the #picturebook readers in your life prepare for #WorldKindnessDay Thursday books from @kalaniotbooks.bsky.social @nubeocho.bsky.social @pajamapress.bsky.social @postwavebooks.bsky.social , #TapiocaStories and @whatonearth.bsky.social www.publisherspotlight.com/stories-to-c...
HOW TO WELCOME AN ALIEN "offers many life lessons to discuss with children" relevant to the daily news www.sydneytaylorshmooze.com/2023/07/revi...
Review: How to Welcome an Alien
How to Welcome an Alien by Rebecca Klempner, illustrated by Shirley Waisman Kalaniot Books (imprint of Endless Mountains Publishing), 2023 C...
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November 10, 2025 at 11:18 AM
HOW TO WELCOME AN ALIEN "offers many life lessons to discuss with children" relevant to the daily news www.sydneytaylorshmooze.com/2023/07/revi...
With many in need IRL reading OUT AND ABOUT with little ones can inspire a discussion of how it "elegantly illustrates the mitzvah of tzedakah. It also demonstrates the value of giving anonymously" www.sydneytaylorshmooze.com/2023/08/revi...
Review: Out and About: A Tale of Giving
Out and About: A Tale of Giving by Liza Wiemer, illustrated by Margeaux Lucas Kalaniot Books, 2023 Category: Picture Books Reviewer: Shirley...
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November 9, 2025 at 11:17 AM
With many in need IRL reading OUT AND ABOUT with little ones can inspire a discussion of how it "elegantly illustrates the mitzvah of tzedakah. It also demonstrates the value of giving anonymously" www.sydneytaylorshmooze.com/2023/08/revi...
The Jewish Grandparents Network included SLOW DOWN, SHOSHI! IT’S SHABBAT IN UGANDA by Rabbi Shoshana Nambi with illustrations by Moran Yogev on their list of the Best Children’s Books About Shabbat jewishgrandparentsnetwork.org/family-room/...
Best Children’s Books about Shabbat - Jewish Grandparents Network
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November 6, 2025 at 11:38 AM
The Jewish Grandparents Network included SLOW DOWN, SHOSHI! IT’S SHABBAT IN UGANDA by Rabbi Shoshana Nambi with illustrations by Moran Yogev on their list of the Best Children’s Books About Shabbat jewishgrandparentsnetwork.org/family-room/...
"Written for children yet informative for adults" WITH A NEEDLE AND THREAD "teaches the value of conserving household items and materials for future, repurposed use; incorporates some Jewish life-cycle events...and introduces Cuban geography and history" www.sdjewishworld.com/2025/10/17/j...
November 4, 2025 at 11:42 AM
"Written for children yet informative for adults" WITH A NEEDLE AND THREAD "teaches the value of conserving household items and materials for future, repurposed use; incorporates some Jewish life-cycle events...and introduces Cuban geography and history" www.sdjewishworld.com/2025/10/17/j...
There’s a new free activity guide available to spark creativity and extend the themes in A DRAGON CALLED SPARK: A HANUKKAH STORY by Lily Murray with illustrations by Kirsti Beautyman. Go to kalaniotbooks.com/free-book-ac... to download the guide
November 3, 2025 at 2:13 PM
There’s a new free activity guide available to spark creativity and extend the themes in A DRAGON CALLED SPARK: A HANUKKAH STORY by Lily Murray with illustrations by Kirsti Beautyman. Go to kalaniotbooks.com/free-book-ac... to download the guide
"Community and history are stitched together in this heartfelt tale about coming together to make a whole greater than the sum of its parts" in Jennifer Stempel's WITH A NEEDLE AND THREAD www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/with...
November 2, 2025 at 11:18 AM
"Community and history are stitched together in this heartfelt tale about coming together to make a whole greater than the sum of its parts" in Jennifer Stempel's WITH A NEEDLE AND THREAD www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/with...
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One year I was doing school visits when the librarian got a call. Banned Books Week was the following week, and she had booked time in all the classrooms. She was told she could not discuss it or even mention it, as it would be "poking the bear."
A hallmark of this year's Banned Books Week? The censoring of Banned Books Week.
That, plus this week's extensive roundup of book censorship news: bookriot.com/banning-bann...
That, plus this week's extensive roundup of book censorship news: bookriot.com/banning-bann...
The Banning of Banned Books Week: Book Censorship News, October 31, 2025
Banned Books Week is being quietly banned in public libraries across the US. This is a political choice in an era where libraries continue to claim being "not political."
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November 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM
One year I was doing school visits when the librarian got a call. Banned Books Week was the following week, and she had booked time in all the classrooms. She was told she could not discuss it or even mention it, as it would be "poking the bear."
Celebrate Shabbat with Shoshi and her family in Uganda! @slj.com says that SLOW DOWN, SHOSHI! IT’S SHABBAT IN UGANDA by Rabbi Shoshana Nambi “. . . offers both a sweet intergenerational story and meaningful cultural insight. . . .”
October 31, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Celebrate Shabbat with Shoshi and her family in Uganda! @slj.com says that SLOW DOWN, SHOSHI! IT’S SHABBAT IN UGANDA by Rabbi Shoshana Nambi “. . . offers both a sweet intergenerational story and meaningful cultural insight. . . .”
In WITH A NEEDLE AND THREAD "illustrations and the text immerse us in the Cuban Jewish community.... We visit the narrow streets of Santiago de Cuba with open doorways giving us glimpses into daily life" www.sydneytaylorshmooze.com/2025/10/revi...
Review: With a Needle and Thread
With a Needle & Thread: A Jewish Folktale from Cuba by Jennifer Stempel, illustrated by Libi Axelrod Kalaniot Books, 2025 Category: Picture ...
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October 30, 2025 at 12:56 PM
In WITH A NEEDLE AND THREAD "illustrations and the text immerse us in the Cuban Jewish community.... We visit the narrow streets of Santiago de Cuba with open doorways giving us glimpses into daily life" www.sydneytaylorshmooze.com/2025/10/revi...
Praise for illustrator Kirsti Beautyman! "Spark’s presence is a continual delight, shooting off auras of light that match those emanating from the candles" A DRAGON CALLED SPARK www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/a-dr...
October 29, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Praise for illustrator Kirsti Beautyman! "Spark’s presence is a continual delight, shooting off auras of light that match those emanating from the candles" A DRAGON CALLED SPARK www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/a-dr...
Here’s "a chance to give young children (and their parents) a window into the vast, beautiful diversity of the Jewish world” Thanks to #NoodlenutsKidsBooks for highlighting SLOW DOWN, SHOSHI! IT’S SHABBAT IN UGANDA www.instagram.com/p/DQRaqnqDX9...
October 28, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Here’s "a chance to give young children (and their parents) a window into the vast, beautiful diversity of the Jewish world” Thanks to #NoodlenutsKidsBooks for highlighting SLOW DOWN, SHOSHI! IT’S SHABBAT IN UGANDA www.instagram.com/p/DQRaqnqDX9...
YidLitKidlet praises JEWISH SONGS FROM AROUND THE WORLD for readers (and pre-readers!) of all ages. "this sturdy musical board book plays the chorus of 6 songs--sung in Hebrew, Yiddish & Ladino!" www.instagram.com/p/DNwJb5SZLCS/
October 26, 2025 at 3:16 PM
YidLitKidlet praises JEWISH SONGS FROM AROUND THE WORLD for readers (and pre-readers!) of all ages. "this sturdy musical board book plays the chorus of 6 songs--sung in Hebrew, Yiddish & Ladino!" www.instagram.com/p/DNwJb5SZLCS/
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"...if there is a silver bullet for ordinary, everyday childhood happiness, it is reading for pleasure" Katherine Rundell www.thetimes.com/uk/get-brita...
There is a silver bullet for childhood happiness: a love of reading
Bestselling children’s author Katherine Rundell says to reverse the reading crisis we must let young people rediscover the enjoyment of books — whatever they may be
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October 26, 2025 at 8:54 AM
"...if there is a silver bullet for ordinary, everyday childhood happiness, it is reading for pleasure" Katherine Rundell www.thetimes.com/uk/get-brita...