Why We Chose This Book: Mr. Peabody's Apples Have you ever been caught up in gossip, also known as the evil tongue lashon hara? For our Why We Chose This Book selection this month, we picked Mr. Peabody's Apples, an adaptation of an old story from the sage Baal Shem Tov (the founder of Hasidic Judaism) set in the Americana of 1950's small towns and baseball. Read more »
Tashlich for Kids: Make a “Letting Go” Collage Turn tashlich, the ritual of casting away sins on Rosh Hashanah, into an art project with a paper collage. Read more »
Why We Chose This Book: Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse Have you ever wondered how we pick the books you find in your PJ Library envelopes? This post is part of a series from the PJ Library Book Selection Committee. Learn more about why we selected Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes, for the PJ Library catalog. Read more »
Shaboom! Episode 10: Really, Really Sorry It's the season finale of Shaboom! and the Sparks and Plonys are learning all about saying sorry, and meaning it. Read more »
Books That Help Children Understand Forgiveness One of the themes of the High Holidays is forgiveness – of others and ourselves. Take a look at these children's and middle-grade books that help kids figure understand how to forgive and move forward in the new year. Read more »