Curious about the new titles coming to PJ Library and PJ Our Way in 2025?
Here’s a sneak peek at some of the amazing picture and middle-grade books joining our lineup next year. If you
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Now, let’s take a look at some of the exciting titles joining the PJ Library and PJ Our Way catalog next year.
PJ Publishing
PJ Library is constantly devising innovative ways to foster the creation of more Jewish children’s books. Ten
years ago, we hit upon one solution: PJ Publishing, PJ
Library’s in-house imprint. Manuscripts accepted by our Book Selection Committee without an existing
publisher are automatically reviewed by PJ Publishing. To learn more about the manuscript process, click here.
Live Your Dream
Written by Tamir Goodman
Illustrated by Jim Madsen
Published by PJ Publishing
Next Year in the White House
Written by Richard Michelson
Illustrated by E.B. Lewis
Co-published by PJ Publishing and Crown Books for Young Readers
Sam and Charlie (and Sam Too!) Shake Up Shabbat
Written by Leslie Kimmelman
Illustrated by Mike Deas
Published by PJ Publishing
Shabbat in a Nest
Written by Chris Barash
Illustrated by Sydney Hanson
Published by PJ Publishing
Time for Hamantaschen
Written by Madelyn Rosenberg
Illustrated by Raaya Karas
Published by PJ Publishing
Uno Dos Tres
Written by Sarah Aroeste
Illustrated by Nathalie Belhassen
Published by PJ Publishing
Picture Books
The Blue Butterfly of Cochin
Written by Ariana Mizrahi
Illustrated by Siona Benjamin
Published by Kalaniot Books
The Curious Case of the Pot Roast
Written by Jamie Kiffel-Alcheh
Illustrated by Menahem Halberstadt
Published by Green Bean Books
I Am Hava
Written by Freda Lewkowicz
Illustrated by Siona Benjamin
Published by Intergalactic Afikoman
Once a Bear
Written by Ron Atlas
Illustrated by Zach Horvath
Published by The Collective Book Studio
Ping-Pong Shabbat
Written by Ann Koffsky
Illustrated by Abigail Rajunov
Published by Little Bee Books
Space Torah: Astronaut Jeffrey Hoffman's Cosmic Mitzvah
Written by Rachelle Burk
Illustrated by Craig Orback
Published by Intergalactic Afikomen
Tyrannosaurus Tsuris
Written by Susan Tarcov
Illustrated by Elissambura
Published by Kar-Ben Publishing
What Shape Is Your Bagel?
Written by The Macaroons
Illustrated by Shahar Kober
Published by Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Middle Grade Books
Always Anthony
Written by Terri Libenson
Published by Harper Collins
The Witch of Woodland
Written by Laurel Snyder
Published by Harper Collins
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December 16, 2024