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10 best books like Tikvah Means Hope (Patricia Polacco): Dewey's Christmas at the Library, Brundibar, Gershon's Monster: A Story For The Jewish New Year, One Candle, It Could Always Be Worse: A Yiddish Folk Tale, The Way Meat Loves Salt: A Cinderella Tale from the Jewish Tradition, Three Young Pilgrims, Sister Anne's Hands, The Cats In Krasinski Square, The Patchwork Path: A Quilt Map to Freedom

Dewey's Christmas at the Library
AuthorVicki Myron
ISBN0316068721
The newest adventure in our New York Times bestselling series celebrates Dewey's very first Christmas!

The holiday season is in full swing in Spencer -- the lights are twinkling, the wreaths are hung, and Christmas bells are ringing. Inside the library, Dewey longs to be part of the holiday...
Brundibar
AuthorTony Kushner
ISBN1844280284
This is a story based off an opera, I don’t know the opera being sourced. 2 children find their mother sick and the doctor tells them to run to town and buy milk. They have no money. They are in town and the milkman will not give them milk.

The 2 look around and see an organ grinder and monkey singing...
Gershon's Monster: A Story For The Jewish New Year
AuthorEric A. Kimmel
Gershon was not always the best person he could be. True, the mistakes he made were common, ordinary things: a broken promise, a temper lost for no reason, a little untruth told here and there. But unlike most people, Gershon never regretted what he did. He never apologized or asked anyone's forgiveness....
One Candle
AuthorEve Bunting
ISBN0060085606
For one family the traditional Hanukkah celebration has a deeper meaning. Amidst the food and the festivities, Grandma and Great-Aunt Rose begin their story -- the one they tell each year. They pass on to each generation a tale of perseverance during the darkest hours of the Holocaust, and the strength...
It Could Always Be Worse: A Yiddish Folk Tale
AuthorMargot Zemach
ISBN0374436363
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. When the poor man was unable to stand it any longer, he ran to the Rabbi for help.

As he follows...
The Way Meat Loves Salt: A Cinderella Tale from the Jewish Tradition
AuthorNina Jaffe
ISBN0805043845
Many years ago in Poland, there lived a rabbi who had a wife and three daughters. One day, the rabbi asks his children a powerful question: "How much do you love me?" His older daughters profess their love in gold and diamonds, but his youngest daughter, Mireleh, declares she loves her father the way meat...
Three Young Pilgrims
AuthorCheryl Harness
ISBN0027426432
In these richly detailed pages, you'll meet three of the young Pilgrims who sailed on the Mayflower, Bartholomew, Remember, and Mary Allerton.

When Bartholemew, Remember, and Mary Allerton and their parents first step down from the Mayflower after sixty days at sea, they never dream that...
Sister Anne's Hands
AuthorMarybeth Lorbiecki
ISBN0140565345
It's the early 1960s, and Anna has never seen a person with dark skin before. At first she is afraid of her new second grade teacher, but she quickly discovers how wonderful Sister Anne is. Then one of Anna's classmates directs a racist remark toward Sister Anne. The teacher's wise way of turning the incident...
The Cats In Krasinski Square
AuthorKaren Hesse
ISBN0439435404
Newbery medalist Karen Hesse tells a harrowing, true story about life in the Warsaw Ghetto during WWII.
When Karen Hesse came upon a short article about cats out-foxing the Gestapo at the train station in Warsaw during WWII, she couldn't get the story out of her mind. The result is this stirring account...
The Patchwork Path: A Quilt Map to Freedom
AuthorBettye Stroud
ISBN0763635197
"An exciting story about a girl and her father who escape slavery. . . . Works well as a story and also as a lesson in African-American history." — SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL

Now that Hannah’s papa has decided to make the run for freedom, her patchwork quilt is not just a precious memento of Mama...
When Jessie Came Across the Sea
AuthorAmy Hest
ISBN0763600946
In an inspiring pairing, Amy Hest and P.J. Lynch create an unforgettable tribute to the immigrant experience.

Jessie lives with her grandmother in a poor village in the valleys of eastern Europe. When, to everyone's surprise, young Jessie is chosen by the village rabbi to travel to America,...
Posy
AuthorLinda Newbery
ISBN1416971122
I'm in love with Posy. This is such a fun, sweet, delightful little book about a fun, sweet, delightful kitten! The illustrations are definitely a bit unusual in style, but I just adore them. And the text is very sparse, just two words per page, rhyming, but it completely captures all the variations in...
Little Red: A Fizzingly Good Yarn
AuthorLynn Roberts-Maloney
ISBN0810957833
In the spirit of "Cinderella: An Art Deco Love Story," Lynn and David Roberts give the classic tale of Little Red Riding Hood a new, fun historical twist.
Little Red is happily taking a basket of ginger ale to his grandmother when he stops to gather apples in the woods. Who should grab his red cape, but...
I'll Save You Bobo!
AuthorEileen Rosenthal
ISBN1442403780

The irresistible stars of I Must Have Bobo! return in another everyday adventure in domestic disharmony!Willy wants to write a storybook starring Bobo—and act out revenge fantasies on Earl—but Earl keeps wrecking the story (hence the desire to act out revenge fantasies!). Quit it, Earl…and...
How Do Dinosaurs Love Their Cats?
AuthorJane Yolen
ISBN0545153549
Cat lovers are everywhere! Now, with the same humor and warmth of their previous bestselling dinosaur books, Jane Yolen and Mark Teague show us how young dinosaurs know how to care for their kitties. From playing with cat toys to cleaning the litter box, children will love the silliness of "bad" pet-owner...
Wodney Wat's Wobot
AuthorHelen Lester
ISBN0547367562
When Wodney must face off against that big bully Camilla Capybara for a second time, a talking robot becomes his secret weapon. The meek wodent . . . er, rodent . . . hero with a speech impediment and a heart of gold is back! So is Camilla Capybara—the BIG bully who makes poor Wodney and his  classmates...
Here Comes Santa Cat
AuthorDeborah Underwood
ISBN0803741006
Cat took on a bunny in Here Comes the Easter Cat, but now Christmas is coming, and Cat has a hunch he's not on Santa's "nice" list. Which means? No presents for Cat. So he tries to be good, but children, it seems, aren't wild for his brand of gift-giving. Still, Cat might surprise himself, and best of all, he...
My Map Book
AuthorSara Fanelli
ISBN0060264551
Experience a child’s view of the world in this extraordinarily imaginative picture book about maps

"An imaginative, child-centered title that should be examined and enjoyed, and one that will also make a wonderful springboard for teachers introducing the concepts of mapping or autobiography,"...
Tiptop Cat
AuthorC. Roger Mader
ISBN0544147995


A little girl receives Tiptop Cat for her birthday, and he loves his new home. In fact, his favorite place is the roof where he can see across the tops of buildings all the way to the Eiffel Tower. One afternoon, a bird dared alight on the cat’s balcony. He jumped at her...and fell...down...down...down...down....
How to Be a Cat
AuthorNikki McClure
ISBN1419705288
In cut-paper artist Nikki McClure’s latest picture book, a kitten practices the basics of feline behavior over the course of a day. A single word of text per spread teaches readers “how to be a cat”—how to stretch, clean, pounce, feast—while the striking paper cuts illustrate the kitten’s...
Wiggling Worms at Work
AuthorWendy Pfeffer
ISBN0064451992
Getting my Concept and Informational required reading out the way and yup learned a lot about worms through this book that goes through about 33 pages of little known creatures I only think about after it rains and they show up on sidewalks…This book taught me that in a garden and in the ground worms are...
Bad Kitty Scaredy-Cat
AuthorNick Bruel
ISBN1596439785
Kitty wasn't always such a scaredy-cat. She used to be brave and lionhearted and nervy. That is, until one late October day a group of terrifying monsters showed up on her doorstop and Kitty became VERY scared. Then she decided to take matters into her own paws.

Bad Kitty is back in her first full-length...
Tom's Tweet
AuthorJill Esbaum
ISBN0375851712
This is a sweetly humorous story about a cat who defies his basic instincts to care for a helpless creature. His efforts are not always appreciated, but all ends well.

We loved the grumpy old man cat, Tom - he reminds me of a more comic and spry version of Simon from the book The Grannyman by Judy Schachner....
Blue Ethel
AuthorJennifer Black Reinhardt
ISBN0374303827

Ethel is a cat set in her ways. Until the day a little color crosses her path and changes her view of the world. Suddenly the world is full of new adventures, new feelings, new friends, and new ways. You never know what a little color can do. So go shake up your world! Try something new, turn a different...
Matilda's Cat
AuthorEmily Gravett
ISBN0230745377
This delightful picture book with Emily Gravett’s signature twist ending sweetly depicts the relationship between a child and her beloved pet.

Matilda is desperate to figure out what her cat will enjoy. She tries everything she can think of: climbing trees, playing with wool, even tea...
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