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
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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...
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October 23, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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Get to know Romi and Jennifer Stempel, author of WITH A NEEDLE AND THREAD: A JEWISH FOLKTALE FROM CUBA in Deborah Kalb’s new interview. And make sure to look for the Spanish-language edition, CON HILO Y AGUJA: UN CUENTO JUDíO DE CUBA with a fantastic translation by @lawrenceschimel.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Get to know Romi and Jennifer Stempel, author of WITH A NEEDLE AND THREAD: A JEWISH FOLKTALE FROM CUBA in Deborah Kalb’s new interview. And make sure to look for the Spanish-language edition, CON HILO Y AGUJA: UN CUENTO JUDíO DE CUBA with a fantastic translation by @lawrenceschimel.bsky.social
WITH A NEEDLE AND THREAD, "the story of Romi and her abuelita is more than a folktale; it’s a meditation on how love and faith can turn scarcity into abundance, and how one small piece of fabric can hold an entire community together" thej.ca/2025/10/14/w...
Weaving Faith, Family, And Cuba Together: With A Needle And Thread Stitches A Tale Of Love And Resilience
“In Santiago de Cuba, where sunshine dances through narrow streets and the synagogue bell rings softly in the distance, Romi and her abuelita show that with imagination and lo que sea, whatever you ha...
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October 22, 2025 at 10:27 AM
WITH A NEEDLE AND THREAD, "the story of Romi and her abuelita is more than a folktale; it’s a meditation on how love and faith can turn scarcity into abundance, and how one small piece of fabric can hold an entire community together" thej.ca/2025/10/14/w...
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The publisher has free activity guides for each of its #picturebookd
Slow down and check out this new activity guide that accompanies Shoshana Nambi’s new book, SLOW DOWN, SHOSHI! IT’S SHABBAT IN UGANDA kalaniotbooks.com/slow-down-sh...
October 21, 2025 at 1:20 PM
The publisher has free activity guides for each of its #picturebookd
Slow down and check out this new activity guide that accompanies Shoshana Nambi’s new book, SLOW DOWN, SHOSHI! IT’S SHABBAT IN UGANDA kalaniotbooks.com/slow-down-sh...
October 21, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Slow down and check out this new activity guide that accompanies Shoshana Nambi’s new book, SLOW DOWN, SHOSHI! IT’S SHABBAT IN UGANDA kalaniotbooks.com/slow-down-sh...
Author Jennifer Stempel got heaps of love from librarians at the recent #AASL25 conference when she signed her new books, WITH A NEEDLE AND THREAD: A JEWISH FOLKTALE FROM CUBA and the Spanish-language edition, CON HILO Y AGUJA: UN CUENTO JUDíO DE CUBA
October 20, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Author Jennifer Stempel got heaps of love from librarians at the recent #AASL25 conference when she signed her new books, WITH A NEEDLE AND THREAD: A JEWISH FOLKTALE FROM CUBA and the Spanish-language edition, CON HILO Y AGUJA: UN CUENTO JUDíO DE CUBA
Tune in to the interview with Jennifer Stempel on #DiverseJewishKidsBooks youtu.be/rMeT2eRhNEs?...
Celebrating Jewish Cuban Heritage with Author, Jennifer Stempel
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October 20, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Tune in to the interview with Jennifer Stempel on #DiverseJewishKidsBooks youtu.be/rMeT2eRhNEs?...
"I had a tiny dragon as an imaginary friend when I was a child" Lily Murray author of A DRAGON CALLED SPARK: A HANNUKAH STORY
October 19, 2025 at 9:46 AM
"I had a tiny dragon as an imaginary friend when I was a child" Lily Murray author of A DRAGON CALLED SPARK: A HANNUKAH STORY
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The Blue Butterfly of Cochin “is a great book for children who are learning about the Jewish migration to Israel in the 1950s, or who are struggling with a move to a different home” @kalaniotbooks.bsky.social Booth 206 #AASL25 yabookscentral.com/kid-review-t...
October 18, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The Blue Butterfly of Cochin “is a great book for children who are learning about the Jewish migration to Israel in the 1950s, or who are struggling with a move to a different home” @kalaniotbooks.bsky.social Booth 206 #AASL25 yabookscentral.com/kid-review-t...
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Fill out your #holiday collection w/ A Dragon Called Spark brings “picturebook readers “a fanciful take on how Hanukkah’s message of light illuminates hope and new possibilities” @kalaniotbooks.bsky.social Booth 206 #AASL25 www.publishersweekly.com/9781962011099
A Dragon Called Spark: A Hanukkah Story by Lily Murray
Having moved to a new town, young Eva believes that “Hanukkah’s going to be quiet this year,” and even her dragon companion Spar...
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October 17, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Fill out your #holiday collection w/ A Dragon Called Spark brings “picturebook readers “a fanciful take on how Hanukkah’s message of light illuminates hope and new possibilities” @kalaniotbooks.bsky.social Booth 206 #AASL25 www.publishersweekly.com/9781962011099
