Kalaniot Books
@kalaniotbooks.bsky.social
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
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...
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....
"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...
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. . . .”
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/
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
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
"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
Look at that line to meet Jennifer at her #BookSigning!
October 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Look at that line to meet Jennifer at her #BookSigning!
Have you ordered yours? Happy #BookBirthday all day!
October 14, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Have you ordered yours? Happy #BookBirthday all day!
It's here! And right in time for #TranslationTuesday too! WITH A NEEDLE AND THREAD is by Jennifer Stempel, whom you can meet this Friday at Booth 206 #AASL25 and the #Spanish translation CON HILO Y AGUJA is translated by @lawrenceschimel.bsky.social !
October 14, 2025 at 10:42 AM
It's here! And right in time for #TranslationTuesday too! WITH A NEEDLE AND THREAD is by Jennifer Stempel, whom you can meet this Friday at Booth 206 #AASL25 and the #Spanish translation CON HILO Y AGUJA is translated by @lawrenceschimel.bsky.social !
Guava and cheese are the stars of the classic Cuban breakfast pastry and you can find the recipe here jewishjournal.com/culture/food...
October 13, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Guava and cheese are the stars of the classic Cuban breakfast pastry and you can find the recipe here jewishjournal.com/culture/food...
Find out for yourself how WITH A NEEDLE AND THREAD is gaining a huge following! www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
October 9, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Find out for yourself how WITH A NEEDLE AND THREAD is gaining a huge following! www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
Just in time for National Hispanic and Latin American Heritage Month, WITH A NEEDLE AND THREAD: A JEWISH FOLKTALE FROM CUBA is #2 New Release in Central and South American Books. CON HILO Y AGUJA: UN CUENTO JUDíO DE CUBA, the Spanish-language edition translated by @lawrenceschimel.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Just in time for National Hispanic and Latin American Heritage Month, WITH A NEEDLE AND THREAD: A JEWISH FOLKTALE FROM CUBA is #2 New Release in Central and South American Books. CON HILO Y AGUJA: UN CUENTO JUDíO DE CUBA, the Spanish-language edition translated by @lawrenceschimel.bsky.social
"THE VERY BEST SUKKAH tells a unique, insightful story.... [It] offers a compelling narrative with beautiful artwork and the added bonus of expanding perspectives" #Sukkot africanjewishvoices.com/2024/02/25/a...
October 5, 2025 at 6:09 PM
"THE VERY BEST SUKKAH tells a unique, insightful story.... [It] offers a compelling narrative with beautiful artwork and the added bonus of expanding perspectives" #Sukkot africanjewishvoices.com/2024/02/25/a...
A DRAGON CALLED SPARK is a "heartwarming book that blends the magic of dragons with the traditions of Hanukkah" says @slj.com www.slj.com/review/a-dra...
September 30, 2025 at 9:57 AM
A DRAGON CALLED SPARK is a "heartwarming book that blends the magic of dragons with the traditions of Hanukkah" says @slj.com www.slj.com/review/a-dra...
We're having a #BookBirthday today! Join us in celebrating!
September 30, 2025 at 9:19 AM
We're having a #BookBirthday today! Join us in celebrating!
We're having a #BookBirthday tomorrow! @slj.com calls A DRAGON CALLED SPARK a "sweet, meaningful addition to holiday collections" www.slj.com/review/a-dra...
September 29, 2025 at 9:57 AM
We're having a #BookBirthday tomorrow! @slj.com calls A DRAGON CALLED SPARK a "sweet, meaningful addition to holiday collections" www.slj.com/review/a-dra...