Jewish American Books for Kids

There is joy in seeing yourself reflected in books and there is knowledge in reading other’s stories. This list is a selection of books featuring characters and cultures of Jewish American communities.

Updated June 24, 2026
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Jewish American Books for Kids

There is joy in seeing yourself reflected in books and there is knowledge in reading other’s stories. This list is a selection of books featuring characters and cultures of Jewish American communities.

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The tree of life : how a Holocaust sapling inspired the world
Boxer, Elisa
Paper Book
Hope triumphs over fear in this poignant and impactful true story of the Holocaust--a delicate introduction to World War Two history for older picture book readers. During World War Two, in the concentration camp Terezin, a group of Jewish children and their devoted teacher...
The remembering candle
Goldberg, Alison
Paper Book
A National Jewish Book Award winner, 2026 A Sydney Taylor Book Award Notable Picture Book Title A Bank Street College Best Book of the Year for 2026 ★ "Alko's multimedia illustrations have the feel of a carefully compiled scrapbook, layering...
Goodnight Bubbala : a joyful parody
Haft, Sheryl
Paper Book
This festive parody reimagines a classic bedtime book as a lively Jewish family gathering complete with bubbies and zeydes--a perfect gift or read aloud that includes an exclusive latke recipe by Ina Garten, TV's Barefoot Contessa!   In the small blue room there was a...
Something Sweet: A Sitting Shiva Story
Newman, Leslea
Paper Book
From award-winning author Lesléa Newman comes a shiva story about grief and remembrance, Jewish culture and connection, and learning how to support a friend. Something Sweet is a beautiful and touching picture book for 5 to 8 year-olds that handles the difficult theme of...
Welcoming Elijah : a Passover tale with a tail
Newman, Lesléa
Paper Book
Winner of the Sydney Taylor Book Award and the National Jewish Book Award, Welcoming Elijah by celebrated author Leslea Newman, unites a young boy and a stray kitten in a warm, lyrical story about Passover, family, and friendship. Inside, a boy and his family sit around...
A poem for Peter : the story of Ezra Jack Keats and the creation of The snowy day
Pinkney, Andrea Davis
Paper Book
A celebration of the extraordinary life of Ezra Jack Keats, creator of The Snowy Day. The story of The Snowy Day begins more than one hundred years ago, when Ezra Jack Keats was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. The family were struggling Polish immigrants, and despite...
One small spark : a Tikkun Olam story
Spiro, Ruth
Paper Book
A young girl is inspired to make a difference in this thoughtful and lyrical exploration of the Jewish philosophy tikkun olam or repair the world. Imagine the world you want to live in. If it's not the world you see, will you create it? So begins a young girl...
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