Jewish Book Month is a yearly celebration of Jewish literature led by the Jewish Book Council that takes place in the month leading up to Hanukkah. There are so many ways to participate in Jewish Book Month: Set up a display of books by Jewish authors with your local library (or donate some books to a Little Free Library), fundraise to coordinate a visit with a Jewish author and, of course, read something Jewish (and tell your friends!).
It’s no secret that everyone here at PJ Library loves books: reading them, making them, talking about them, so we’re thrilled to bring you a quick and easy, short (but not exhaustive) list of books to reach for this month. Use the buttons below to jump around to links from our website.
Grown-ups
The following titles have each been part of PJ Library’s occasional offerings to parents.
- The Blessing of a Skinned Knee by Wendy Mogel, Ph.D.
- Casting Lots: Creating a Family in a Beautiful, Broken World by Rabbi Susan Silverman
- If All the Seas Were Ink: A Memoir by Ilana Kurshan
- My Jewish Year: 18 Holidays, One Wondering Jew by Abigail Pogrebin
- Mamaleh Knows Best: What Jewish Mothers Do to Raise Successful, Creative, Empathetic, Independent Children by Marjorie Ingall
- Nurture the Wow: Finding Spirituality in the Frustration, Boredom, Tears, Poop, Desperation, Wonder, and Radical Amazement of Parenting by Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg
- Outwitting History by Aaron Lansky
- My Russian Grandmother and Her American Vacuum Cleaner: A Family Memoir by Meir Shalev
Young Adults
Although PJ Library does not send books in this age range, the Jewish Book Council website has a very helpful filter that makes it easy to browse this category.
Middle Grade
PJ Our Way is our free, choose-your-own book program for kids in the US and Canada ages 8½ through 12. If you have a reader in this age range, sign up for PJ Our Way, browse story central for book ideas, and check out reviews. Here are quick links to a few book lists featuring middle grade titles with Jewish themes and content:
Picture Books
PJ Library sends high-quality picture books every month to Jewish families all over the world. Browse our books catalog with customizable filters for age, topic, and holiday, or check out one of the many curated reading lists from our blog:
For Babies (and Toddlers)
Board books are made for babies to build a positive association with reading. They’re actually made to be chomped on, played with, and loved to pieces. PJ Library is proud to have a lot of beautiful board books for our youngest readers, both from our publishing imprint, PJ Publishing, and our partners. Here are a few to get started:
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November 12, 2024