Not only is May Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month, but it is also Jewish American Heritage Month! The books we are featuring below celebrate and recognize Jewish Americans, and before May ends, let’s not forget these amazing and inspiring stories. Check these titles out at the Homewood Public Library Children’s Department or place a hold on them through the links provided below. Enjoy! 

-Miss Cristina

Welcoming Elijah: A Passover Tale with a Tail by Leslea Newman

A Hat for Mrs. Goldman: A Story About Knitting & Love by Michelle Edwards
I Am the Tree of Life: My Jewish Yoga Book by Rabbi Mychal Copeland

Here is the World: A Year of Jewish Holidays by Leslea Newman
Searching for Lottie by Susan L. Ross

The Ghost in Apartment 2R by Denis Markell
The Inquisitor’s Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children & Their Holy Dog by Hatem Aly
Audio CD
eAudiobook

Lola Levine & the Vacation Dream by Monica Brown (unavailable at the moment)
Lucky Broken Girl by Ruth Behar
eBook
eAudiobook

It’s My Party & I Don’t Want to Go by Amanda Panitch
eBook
This is Just a Test by Madelyn Rosenberg & Wendy Wan-Long Shang

Anya & the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
eBook
Audio CD
eAudiobook
Becoming Brianna by Terri Libenson
eBook

Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword by Barry Deutsch
Saving Lady Liberty: Joseph Pulitzer’s Fight for the Statue of Liberty by Claudia Friddell

The Book Rescuer: How a Mensch from Massachusetts Saved Yiddish Literature for Generations to Come by Sue Macy
No Steps Behind: Beate Sirota Gordon’s Batle for Women’s Rights in Japan by Jeff Gottesfeld

Fascinating: The Life of Leonard Nimoy by Richard Michelson