Katherine Kahn

"Join Sammy Spider and Josh as they introduce the English alphabet to children using Jewish holidays and traditions celebrated by the Shapiro family and observed by little Sammy." --back cover

A young spider makes a special contribution to a family's Passover seder.

"Sammy Spider's First Book of Prayers introduces young children (and their friend Sammy Spider!) to Jewish prayers for weekdays and Shabbat as well as other occasions. Prayers include blessings for a new day, for the food we eat, Shabbat, good health, and peace."--back cover.

"In this new board book addition to the Sammy Spider series, Sammy watches as the Shapiro's prepare for and celebrate Hanukkah. Young readers can identify the many familiar Hanukkah shapes that Sammy sees."--Provided by publisher.

Sammy Spider crawls down his web to inspect the candy apple Josh has attached to his Simchat Torah flag. When Josh leaves for synagogue, he doesn't notice the spider stuck to his apple! Atop Josh's flag, Sammy joins the Simchat Torah parade, dances with the Torah, and learns about this very special holiday in the Jewish year. Young readers will learn how Simchat Torah is celebrated, as Jews finish reading their favorite book" the Torah, and start...

Curious about the Jewish holidays? Very young readers learn about holiday customs with everyone's favorite inquisitive spider! Covering Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Simchat Torah, Hanukkah, Tu B'Shevat, Purim, Passover, Yom Ha'Atzma'ut, and Shavuot, this colorful board book highlights a key feature of each holiday. On Yom Kippur we say we're sorry. On Hanukkah we light the candles. We eat special foods at the Passover seder. In celebration of...

When Josh breaks the rules and plays ball indoors, he finds himself apologizing not only to his parents, but to Sammy Spider as well. A Yom Kippur story about saying, I'm sorry.

The Ziz, a wonderful bird who lived long ago, is so big and clumsy that he can't keep from bumping into things. When a tree he knocks over destroys the children's garden, he seeks God's help to fix things. "Bring me the hardest word," God instructs him, and the Ziz flies off to search. He brings back words like rhinocerous, rock, and Rumplestiltskin, but none is acceptable, until he makes an important discovery.