How can a vegetable be 'rude'?" Talia wonders, when she mis-hears her grandmother asking her to gather root" vegetables for a Rosh Hashanah stew. As Talia digs in the garden, she collects the twisted, ornery carrots and parsnips-the rude" vegetables that she thinks her grandmother wants-and finds a good home for the rest.

A home's a cozy, restful place, a safe and loving family space.

It's almost Purim, and Talia's sure Grandma said they're baking "haman-tushies." Eww! But as Talia helps Grandma with the recipe and learns the story of Purim, she discovers a lot about these holiday cookies that she didn't know.

Every day Grandma Rose sews and every day she saves – for a set of beautiful dishes with pink and red roses and blue trim. And whenever she sews, something magical happens. A tale of generosity rewarded.

Get ready for kindergarten in this fun, rhyming story that's sure to reassure little ones anxious about their first day. When you wake up for schoolyou'll get dressed, really coolwith your sneakers and socksand your lunch in a box . . .Kindergarten's begun.Big kids say that it's fun.But is that really true?Will it be fun . . . for you?Celebrate all the familiar milestones and moments shared by every kid entering kindergarten in this charming second-person...

The Ziz is a bird that sings, puts on shows, and has the ability to block out the sun with its wings. This absurd and quirky tale about the mythological Ziz will have readers everywhere searching the skies for one. Told in rhyme, this humorous story is perfect for reading out loud.