| Title | Author | Illustrator | Book Summary |
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One
| Kathryn Otoshi | Kathryn Otoshi | RED likes to pick on BLUE. YELLOW, ORANGE, GREEN, and PURPLE don’t know what to do, but they know that RED isn’t being nice. ONE joins them when things get out of hand, and by example, shows the colors how to stand up for each other and for themselves. |
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Let The Whole Earth Sing Praise
| Tomie dePaola | | Inspired by biblical scripture and the folk art of theO tomi people
of Puebla, Mexico, this small picture book praises the goodness
and beauty of G-d’s creation. Through song-like verse and a
tropical-hues collage, it extols the joy to be found everywhere
you look—from land, sea, and sky to all of humanity |
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The Apple Tree’s Discovery*
| Peninnah Schram and Rachayl Eckstein Davis | Wendy W. Lee | A little apple tree in a forest of oaks begs G-d for stars like
those glimmering on the branches of the great oak trees
beside her. As the seasons pass, she learns to appreciate
her own gifts and realizes that it’s possible to find a star in
each of us. |
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It Could Always Be Worse*
| Margot Zemach | Margot Zemach | Once upon a time, a poor unfortunate man lived with his
mother, his wife, and his six children in a one-room hut.
Because they were so crowded, the children often fought
and the man and his wife argued. He ran to the Rabbi
for help. As he follows the rabbi’s unlikely advice, the
poor man’s life goes from bad to worse, with increasingly
uproarious results. In his little hut, silly calamity follows
foolish catastrophe, all memorably depicted in full-color
illustrations that are both funnier and lovelier than any this
distinguished artist has done in the past. |
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Zero
| Kathryn Otoshi | | Zero sees herself as a big round number with only emptiness inside. She thinks the other numbers have fun, and they count. Ultimately, Zero listens to some wise words, “‘Every number has value,” says Seven. “Be open. You’ll find a way.” |