Our Special New Baby

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Author: Cohen, Chava

Illustrator: Rivkie Braverman

Categories Birth

Tags: new beginnings , Sydney Taylor Award Winner

Grades: Lower Elementary (K-2)

Racheli’s father explains that her new baby brother is very special. He was born with Down syndrome. Racheli and her siblings learn about understanding, acceptance, and love.

*This book was awarded the Sydney Taylor Book Award, which recognizes the best in Jewish

literature for children and teens each year.

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