Hector Borlasca

Skip to main content Jewish Book Council, founded in 1943, is the longest-running organization devoted exclusively to the support and celebration of Jewish literature. Get the latest reviews, news, and more in your inbox. Review By – November 25, 2024 This brightly illustrated volume teaches children about the Bible in a clear, easy-to-read way. Readers learn about Adam, Eve, and a host of charming animals, as well as their expulsion from Eden.

By – October 23, 2023 Kids who love fairy tales fea­tur­ing the Big Bad Wolf will be inter­est­ed to see how this par­tic­u­lar wolf observes Yom Kip­pur. He attends syn­a­gogue hop­ing that hav­ing so many of his friends in one place will make for a giant, tasty meal. When he arrives, the warmth and friend­li­ness of the rab­bi and can­tor are sur­pris­ing­ly appeal­ing. He lis­tens to the rab­bi’s inspi­ra­tional speech and begins to think about being kinder to oth­ers.

See You Yes­ter­day by Rachel Lynn Solomon Col­lege fresh­man Bar­rett Bloom is excit­ed for her first day of college…until it turns into a dis­as­ter. All she wants is to for­get it ever hap­pened, but when she wakes up the next day she finds out it’s STILL Sep­tem­ber 21st and she’s doomed to live the same day over-and-over-again with Miles, the cute boy from her physics class, who’s been trapped for months.