1st & 2nd Grade Books – Sifriyat Pijama

FIRST GRADE

Wanted: The Perfect Pet

Henry is convinced he knows exactly what kind of pet would suit him perfectly. He wants a dog with a soft, moist nose; one who is loyal, tame, and brave. But to his surprise, Henry befriends not a dog, but a duck. Is what Henry wants necessarily what he needs? This is an amusing tale about a special and surprising friendship.

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Wanted: The Perfect Pet

A Gift of Snow

Alicia's mother immigrated to Israel from a cold, snowy, faraway land. For her birthday, Alicia gives her a special gift to remind her of the faraway land she left years before.

A Gift of Snow

The Green Door

Poems written by much-loved children's author and illustrator Rinat Hoffer describing the inner world of children, and the world as seen through their eyes. A book full of imagination, wisdom, and beauty.

The Green Door

The Boots that saved Jerusalem

The Jordanian Emir wants special boots unlike any others. A Jewish shoemaker gives him what he wants. And what does the shoemaker want and wish for? He only longs to return to Jerusalem. A story about Jerusalem and peace.

The Boots that saved Jerusalem

SECOND GRADE

The Cooking Penguins

Three penguin brothers open a restaurant at the end of the North Pole. They cook, stir, set tables, hang up a sign, and wait. Will customers come to the end of the North Pole? What will they think of the delicacy prepared by the penguin brothers? And does it even matter?

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The Cooking Penguins

It’s Crowded at Home

The tiny home is so crowded it is truly a disaster! What do its tenants do? Let in chickens, a cow and a goat, of course! A charming and rhyming version of the well-known tale that teaches readers to regard their glass as being half-full, and reveals the source of the expression "to let out the goat".

It's Crowded at Home

Yakinton: A Story about Friendship and Song

They were so different from one another – the one poor, the other rich; the one merry, the other sad. One of them loved written words, the other loved melodies. But both of them loved the Land of Israel. A story about the friendship between author Leah Goldberg and composer Rivka Gvili that gave the world the song Pizmon Layakinton (Ballad for ←

Yakinton: A Story about Friendship and Song

Animal Tales

In marvelous Hebrew and with tremendous humor, Oded Burla spins the tale of a spoilt young deer, a flying squirrel, and even dry water. This is a collection of much-loved and amusing stories that have been told to and read by generations of Israeli children.