Watch and listen as Sammy Spider tries to join the Shapiro family as they celebrate Passover. He really wants to help Josh find the afikomen., but will he? I hope all the children who are at home enjoy Ira’s production of my story, “Sammy Spider’s First Passover.”
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SAMMY SPIDER ANSWERS QUESTIONS FROM A PRESCHOOL CLASS
A preschool class at the Buffalo Jewish Community Center wrote me and Sammy Spider because the children are learning about authors. The class concluded their request by writing, “It is always amazing when we can help the children understand that authors are real people too.” MAYBE YOU WILL WRITE TO…
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The Littlest Frog is NOW free to Teachers and their students and to Parents and their children
I have copied one of my favorite books, The Littlest Frog, which is now out of print. It is my Passover gift to to teachers and their students and to parents and their children.
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New Year for the Trees: A Children’s Reading List for Tu Bishvat
The concreteness and simplicity of the tree theme makes Tu Bishvat a wonderful holiday to explore with children. For younger readers, try Sylvia Rouss’ Sammy Spider’s First Tu B’Shevat (ages 3 – 8). Sammy Spider observes a tree through the seasons, from planting to flowering to losing its leaves. Sammy’s many questions suggest to children that…
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Pre-Order Sammy Spider’s First Book of Prayers
A first Jewish prayer book introduces children to daily and Shabbat prayers, plus special prayers. Sammy Spider watches Josh Shapiro and his family as they recite standard prayers for a variety of occasions. Engaging, rhyming text explains when and why Josh prays. This giftable book includes the prayers: Modeh Ani,…
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Happy Hanukkah 2019
A RHYMING STORY OF HANUKKAH FOR YOUNG CHILDREN BY SYLVIA ROUSS King Anticochus always wanted his way. He told the Jews, “This is how you must pray!” Judah Maccabee, a strong and brave Jew, Said, “We won’t pray the way you want us to!” He told King Antiochus, “You…
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