A bouncy, colorful picture book by award-winning author Eric Kimmel for Rosh Hashanah.“A beautiful retelling with a kinder, more inclusive ending.” –Midwest Book Review"An attractive, different take on a holiday tale."-Kirkus ReviewsIn this playful version of The Little Red Hen, a young girl enlists her animal friends to help make the challah for Rosh Hashanah.The whole diverse neighborhood joins in the Rosh Hashanah celebration at the end of the story, emphasizing the universality of our resolve to build a better world in the new year.

2018 Sydney Taylor Notable Picture Book "This book is nothing but pure fun from beginning to end, with a gentle environmental lesson thrown in". – Jewish Book Council How does Big Sam make a GIANT-sized challah for Rosh Hashanah? He digs an enormous hole in the ground to use as a mixing bowl. (It's still there today — we call it the Grand Canyon.He adds mountains of flour, thousands of eggs, and other good things.He whittles a massive California redwood tree into a mixing spoon. He flattens the hills of West Texas as he kneads the dough. And he bakes it inside Mount Saint Helens.But when it's time to celebrate the holiday, the eagles call out, "Not so fast, Big Sam!" Rosh Hashanah is about fixing the world, and Big Sam has some MAJOR cleaning up to do.

"A fun and clever twist on the story of the Maccabees. I wish comics like this had existed when I was in school." --Steve Sheinkin, author, and illustrator of The Adventures of Rabbi HarveyOur story begins just before the very first Hanukkah . . .Greeks and Jews are living in an uneasy peace in ancient Judea. Jonathan, a Jewish boy, sees a Greek boy attacked by bullies, and stands up to defend him. They become best friends. But when war comes to their land, Jonathan joins the Maccabees while his friend joins the Greek army.They seem destined to fight one another.How will their friendship survive?

A sasquatch invades her family's apple orchard at Rosh Hashanah so Miriam tries to scare it away with her shofar blowing. But when the creature helps her escape a swarm of bees, Miriam begins to see her visitor in a new light."This clever Rosh Hashanah story does an excellent job of including holiday symbols and traditions while telling a unique, engaging tale."--School Library JournalA PJ Library Selection for Fall 2022Miriam looked over the apple orchard. Autumn leaves were turning yellow and gold. The beehives were full of honey. The apples were ready for picking. Rosh Hashanah was coming.Miriam imagined all the apples and honey on her family's holiday table, as she waited for their guests to arrive.Miriam didn't come to the orchard just to pick apples.She also came to practice blowing her shofar. She could practice in the orchard without hurting anyone's ears.Miriam stood under an apple tree. She took a breath and blew. TEKIAH! SHEVARIM! TERUAH!She heard a sound above her head. It wasn't a shofar.Munch! Crunch! Munch! Crunch!What was making that noise? Miriam looked up into the apple tree.There sat a sasquatch, munching away at the apples.Join Miriam as she seeks to solve her sasquatch dilemma, and in the process learns that our initial impressions of others may be a bit mistaken.Includes a note to readers that explains how the author got the idea for this story and a little about the legend of the sasquatch.

A bouncy, colorful picture book by award-winning author Eric Kimmel for Rosh Hashanah.“A beautiful retelling with a kinder, more inclusive ending.” –Midwest Book Review"An attractive, different take on a holiday tale."-Kirkus ReviewsIn this playful version of The Little Red Hen, a young girl enlists her animal friends to help make the challah for Rosh Hashanah.The whole diverse neighborhood joins in the Rosh Hashanah celebration at the end of the story, emphasizing the universality of our resolve to build a better world in the new year.

2018 Sydney Taylor Notable Picture Book "This book is nothing but pure fun from beginning to end, with a gentle environmental lesson thrown in". – Jewish Book Council How does Big Sam make a GIANT-sized challah for Rosh Hashanah? He digs an enormous hole in the ground to use as a mixing bowl. (It's still there today — we call it the Grand Canyon.He adds mountains of flour, thousands of eggs, and other good things.He whittles a massive California redwood tree into a mixing spoon. He flattens the hills of West Texas as he kneads the dough. And he bakes it inside Mount Saint Helens.But when it's time to celebrate the holiday, the eagles call out, "Not so fast, Big Sam!" Rosh Hashanah is about fixing the world, and Big Sam has some MAJOR cleaning up to do.

"A fun and clever twist on the story of the Maccabees. I wish comics like this had existed when I was in school." --Steve Sheinkin, author, and illustrator of The Adventures of Rabbi HarveyOur story begins just before the very first Hanukkah . . .Greeks and Jews are living in an uneasy peace in ancient Judea. Jonathan, a Jewish boy, sees a Greek boy attacked by bullies, and stands up to defend him. They become best friends. But when war comes to their land, Jonathan joins the Maccabees while his friend joins the Greek army.They seem destined to fight one another.How will their friendship survive?

A sasquatch invades her family's apple orchard at Rosh Hashanah so Miriam tries to scare it away with her shofar blowing. But when the creature helps her escape a swarm of bees, Miriam begins to see her visitor in a new light."This clever Rosh Hashanah story does an excellent job of including holiday symbols and traditions while telling a unique, engaging tale."--School Library JournalA PJ Library Selection for Fall 2022Miriam looked over the apple orchard. Autumn leaves were turning yellow and gold. The beehives were full of honey. The apples were ready for picking. Rosh Hashanah was coming.Miriam imagined all the apples and honey on her family's holiday table, as she waited for their guests to arrive.Miriam didn't come to the orchard just to pick apples.She also came to practice blowing her shofar. She could practice in the orchard without hurting anyone's ears.Miriam stood under an apple tree. She took a breath and blew. TEKIAH! SHEVARIM! TERUAH!She heard a sound above her head. It wasn't a shofar.Munch! Crunch! Munch! Crunch!What was making that noise? Miriam looked up into the apple tree.There sat a sasquatch, munching away at the apples.Join Miriam as she seeks to solve her sasquatch dilemma, and in the process learns that our initial impressions of others may be a bit mistaken.Includes a note to readers that explains how the author got the idea for this story and a little about the legend of the sasquatch.