Saralee Siegel – Serie

A National Jewish Book Award Finalist“Delightful.” – Kirkus ReviewsA clever story about two rival families and a Rosh Hashanah cake recipe. Saralee Siegel has a super nose; she can smell things like no one's business. Her Zadie says that with a nose like that, she'll rule the world. This fast-paced, magical story about a girl who loves to cook, a rival restaurant, and a secret Rosh Hashanah cake recipe, is told in an illustrated chapter book format.

“Saralee tells her own tale in lively, conversational language, seamlessly weaving in information about the holiday” – Kirkus ReviewsIn this second book about Saralee Siegel, the girl with the superpower smell, Saralee decides to create a new recipe for Sukkot--out of starlight, the secret ingredient that magically makes the soup taste just like each person's favorite soup in the world. But there's a problem with the magic soup that only the magic of friendship can fix.

Saralee Siegel can do extraordinary things with her super-nose. But when a smell cloud sends her back in time, she could lose everything.Saralee is stunned to learn that she's not the only one in the family with a superpower. Her great-grandmother Gigi also had a magical sense of smell. And when Saralee makes Gigi's Hanukkah donut recipe, the scent creates a portal in time. Soon Saralee finds herself face-to-face with a young Gigi--and she's not the fierce, unstoppable person Saralee imagined. Gigi's ready to give up on her dreams. Saralee needs to help her find courage, or the future will be changed forever!"A sweet story celebrating Jewish culture and sprinkled with a little bit of magic." ---School Library Journal"A fun, deli­cious romp through the past" --Jewish Book Council

Named a 'BEST BOOK of 2023' by School Library Journal!An Association of Jewish Libraries "Holiday Highlights" Title for Spring 2023!"Will enhance multicultural literature collections of early reader chapter books" --School Library Journal"The high points of the Purim holiday are here in this amusing series addition" --Kirkus ReviewsSaralee Siegel has a superpower. She has used it more than once to save the day for her family's restaurant. But sometimes things don't turn out quite the way she expects. That's the problem with magic. Join Saralee in the fourth book of this magical series and see how a mysterious party planner tries to upset Saralee's holiday plans for Purim.A unique beginning reader chapter book with Purim as its theme.

A fast-paced magical chapter book about a girl who loves to cook a rival restaurant and a secret Rosh Hashanah recipe. The first book in the Sarelee Siegel series. National Jewish Book Award Finalist

Searching for a new recipe to welcome Sukkot guests to her family's restaurant Saralee uses her super-nose to smell her way to the stars. But her magical Starlight Soup turns out to be a taste-bud disasterÔøΩnow what? Welcome back Saralee! --Kirkus Reviews<