The fall holiday of Sukkot is named after a small type of house that many Jewish families build as part of their celebration. The house is called a sukkah, and while it can fit in a small yard, it doesn’t fit most people’s idea of a house. So what is it? This is the question that drives Amy Fellner Dominy’s picture book A House with No Door: A Sukkot Story.
Each page asks that question again and answers it poetically from a different angle, while the engaging illustrations by Rotem Teplow bring us through one family’s holiday preparations. Kids will learn that a sukkah is meant to be temporary and has only three walls, no door, and a roof that, intentionally, is not all there.
But A House with No Door is not only great for Sukkot information. More importantly, it’s a warm invitation to families to see that the holiday, like the structure itself, is designed to inspire creativity and natural wonder and for welcoming others to enjoy it all together.
October 6, 2026