Kindergarten Books – Sifriyat Pijama

PRE-K

A Chair Affair

Ido feels lonely in preschool until he uses his imagination to turn a chair into a vehicle, drawing others to join in a magical voyage to places far and wide – to Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, the desert, and Haifa. This book underscores the joy of playing together, introduces the geography of Israel and speaks to the power of imagination.

A Chair Affair

A Gift for Mama

Tina and her brother Tani each try to find a suitable present for Mamma and a suitable box in which to give it to her in this story of sibling relations that underscores how children at every age, and in their own way, can honor parents.

A Gift for Mama

What’s it like to be a Tree?

This charming classic Israeli song by the late prize-winning children's writer Datia Ben Dor has been newly envisaged with outstanding illustrations by Itay Bekin, prompting children to explore the nature of trees, of the world around us and of the importance of appreciating the richness of what we have and who we are.

What's it like to be a Tree?

Big Wolf and Little Wolf

Big Wolf lives alone under a tree but one day a small wolf shows up. What's he to do? This story sensitively explores the hesitation and range of feelings on the path of turning strangers into friends.

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Big Wolf and Little Wolf

Girl Alone

Shlomit wants so much to listen to a story and asks the adults around her to read to her, but everyone is too busy to oblige. So using her imagination, she tells a story to herself, until the adults in her life, in the end, grant her wish. This book by the late, legendary author-illustrator Ora Ayal, explores the quintessential place of stories ←

Girl Alone

Outside

Itamar cleans his room and throws away lots of stuff. But where does he throw it? Out, out, outside, creating a big mess. Will his father succeed in teaching Itamar that the stairs, the hallway and even the street are also his to care for? A humorous, rhyming story about the impact, responsibility and connection we have with our ←

Outside

Maybe, Just Maybe

Hedgehog and Duck are on their way to a bicycle store to fix their flat tires when Cat comes roaring by on a motor scooter, and then Goat slams a door in their face, and then Fox picks all the berries before they can enjoy any. Duck is furious at their behavior, but Hedgehog each time suggests there may be an explanation for their rude ←

Maybe, Just Maybe

One Last Story

It's already night and time to go to sleep, so Dad makes up an imaginary story that sweeps readers along. A warm, humorous story that celebrates that magical space where parents, children and stories meet.

One Last Story

KINDERGARTEN

A Tale of Three Nuts

Three nuts, a hidden secret in each one, save the day as they are passed from one person to another at opportune times. Each recipient in turn is glad to receive these mysterious nuts that arouse curiosity. This classic tale by the legendary Lea Goldberg raises questions about secrecy, what is true treasure and what brings us joy.

A Tale of Three Nuts

Strictly No Elephants

On Pet Club Day, cats and dogs and fish are allowed but the sign says “strictly no elephants.” When the club won’t admit a boy’s tiny pet elephant, he finds a solution—one that involves all kinds of unusual animals, just like his friends. In the end, the boy and his tiny pet elephant show them what it means to be a true friend, in a ←

Strictly No Elephants

Shusha

Shusha is a princess who does not look, dress or act with the decorum of her sister princesses. She has wild curly hair and she likes to paint and get all messy, to dream and to wander about. She is sent away while her messy room is cleaned and redone but when she returns she finds a way to make the room truly hers, and to win the approval of ←

Shusha

Mooha and Booha

Between one moo and another, Mooha and Booha, two neighboring cows, argue and fight over whose side of the field has the greener grass, until the exasperated grass turns yellow in the sun in this humorous book that explores the cost of jealousy.

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Mooha and Booha

The Suitcase

When a strange creature appears with a suitcase, he arouses the curiosity of other animals. What is inside that suitcase? When they it open, they begin to understand this stranger. A touching story about leaving a place and adapting to a new one, about the meaning of home and community.

The Suitcase

Tali is under the Table

When Tali is angry and refuses to join everyone seated at the table for lunch at Grandma's, her cousin Shira knows exactly what to do: she joins Tali under the table, and slowly leads her back to the family gathering in this story inspired by Rabbi Nachman of Breslov’s, The Turkey Prince.

Tali is under the Table

Two Brothers

When two brothers meet on a path, each holding a gift for the other, strong feelings of love fill their hearts. Late prize-winning Israeli author Dvora Omer wrote this children’s rendition of a classical story about brotherly love and care for others, and about the site selected for the Temple in Jerusalem. This story, previously in an ←

Two Brothers

The Man Who Loved Trees

Giora loved trees. When he saw a damaged tree, he would care for it, whether it was a ficus tree, a palm tree or an apple tree, teaching us about the love of nature and tikkun olam, the repairing of the world.