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  • The Song of the Dead Sea Scrolls

    by Leslea Newman, Vesper Stamper ...
    For more than 2,000 years, the Dead Sea Scrolls were naturally preserved in a jar in a cave in the arid climate of the Judean Desert. The discovery of these parchments by a young Bedouin shepherd is beautifully and moving shared in these gorgeously collaged pages by the award-winning author Lesléa Newman and the equally acclaimed illustrator Vesper Stamper.Based on a true story, this book tells ... Read more

    $12.39 USD

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  • The Reluctant Daughter

    by Lesléa Newman ...
    A story every daughter will recognize, The Reluctant Daughter depicts the struggles of Lydia Pinkowitz to communicate the realities of her life as a lesbian, as a feminist scholar, and as the woman she has become to her mother Doris. After years of hoping to attain her mothers love and acceptance while struggling to live a true and honest life, Lydia eventually acknowledges her mother will never ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Always Matt

    A Tribute to Matthew Shepard

    by Lesléa Newman ...
    A poignant tribute to the life of Matthew Shepard and his legacy in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights, honoring the formation of the Matthew Shepard Foundation, which dedicates its mission to erasing hateOn the night of October 6, 1998, in Laramie, Wyoming, Matthew Wayne Shepard (1976–1998) was brutally killed solely because he was gay. It was a shocking murder that was nationally covered in the media, ... Read more

    $13.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Like Father, Like Son

    A Picture Book

    by Lesléa Newman ...
    This joyful picture book highlights the best lesson a father can teach his son: how to show love and kindness.For fathers and sons everywhere, Like Father, Like Son is a warm and inviting picture book from a New York Times bestselling and award-winning team that celebrates what makes dads special.From author Lesléa Newman, known for her groundbreaking children's book Heather Has Two Mommies, and ... Read more

    $8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Gittel's Journey

    An Ellis Island Story

    by Amy June Bates, Lesléa Newman ...
    Gittel’s Journey: An Ellis Island Story is an award-winning picture book from author Lesléa Newman and illustrator Amy Bates.Gittel and her mother were supposed to immigrate to America together, but when her mother is stopped by the health inspector, Gittel must make the journey alone. Her mother writes her cousin’s address in New York on a piece of paper. However, when Gittel arrives at Ellis ... Read more

    $11.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Here Is the World

    A Picture Book

    by Lesléa Newman ...
    Lesléa Newman's picture book Here Is the World is a joyous celebration of the Jewish holidays throughout the year for young children that's "both lovely and eminently useful" ( Kirkus Reviews)—illustrated by Susan Gal.Here is the world, ever changing and new,Spinning with joy at the wonder of you!Beginning with the weekly observance of Shabbat, readers join a family through the holidays and the ... Read more

    $8.09 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Sweet Passover

    by Lesléa Newman ...
    In this charming and humorous story, Miriam discovers—with the help of her family and a little matzah bread—the true meaning and importance of Passover. Miriam loves spending time with her family during Passover, and all week long she is happy to eat lots of matzah. But when she wakes up on the last day of the holiday, she is sick of matzah and refuses to eat it ever again. Then Grandpa makes his ... Read more

    $8.09 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Fairest in the Land

    A Picture Book

    by Lesléa Newman ...
    Fairest in the Land is a heartwarming, inclusive picture-book story about self-expression and friendship, from Stonewall Honor–winning author Lesléa Newman with full-color illustrations by Joshua Heinsz.When it comes to playing dress-up, best friends Annabelle and Benjamin both want to be the bride, the ballerina, and the princess. Can they both be the fairest in the land?In this spirited and ... Read more

    $8.09 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Hanukkah Delight!

    by Lesléa Newman ...
    Illustrated by Amy Husband ...
    Whimsical bunnies celebrate Hanukkah in this charming rhyming board book describing all the Hanukkah rituals beloved by Jewish kids. ... Read more

    $8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Ketzel, the Cat Who Composed

    by Lesléa Newman ...
    Illustrated by Amy June Bates ...
    A 2016 Association of Jewish Libraries Sydney Taylor Award WinnerA kitten’s stroll down a keyboard leads to a celebrated one-minute composition in this charming portrait of a remarkable true friendship.Moshe Cotel was a composer who lived in a noisy building on a noisy street in a noisy city. But Moshe didn’t mind. Everything he heard was music to his ears. One day, while out for a walk, he heard ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • ABC Cats: An Alpha-Cat Book

    by Lesléa Newman ...
    Illustrated by Isabella Kung ...
    A beguiling array of felines from A to Z makes learning the alphabet the cat’s pajamas.From curious to elegant, grouchy to inquisitive, rowdy to tangled to . . . well, unusual (who says cats don’t swim in the tub?), these twenty-six charming felines interact with oversize alphabet letters on rhyming spreads. Author Lesléa Newman and illustrator Isabella Kung offer a cat’s-eye concept book that ... Read more

    $8.09 USD

  • Celebrate Shabbat with Mommy, Mama, and Me

    by Lesléa Newman ...
    Illustrated by Zara González Hoang ...
    A child helps their two moms prepare for Shabbat dinner in this sweet, rhyming picture book celebrating love, tradition, and pride.Peace and love fill up our homeas we all sing “Shabbat Shalom.”It’s Friday night! This family is celebrating Shabbat. How will they get ready? Join Mommy, Mama, and their child as they set the table, light candles, and bless the challah in an evening full of love and ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

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