Kindergarten Books – Sifriyat Pijama

PRE-K

Ronnie’s Apron

The joy of discovery is how children learn. One who learns as a child, to what can he be likened To ink written on fresh paper [Mishna, Ethics of the Fathers, 4:20] For young children, every discovery is a wonder: They are fascinated by a strawberry growing or fruit turning into jelly. As they learn and create, new and surprising ←

Ronnie's Apron

The Big Dreidel

A Sick Day for Amos McGee

What do friends do together? From a young age, people develop friendships and learn how to get to know different types of boys and girls. Some like thinking games, some like to race, some need a story to dispel the darkness, and some like to sit quietly next to a friend who keeps quiet alongside them. The story of Amos McGee describes the ←

A Sick Day for Amos McGee

Hurry Up!

Off we go with good manners! Derech Eretz, ("the way of the world"). The family in this book is in a hurry to visit Grandpa Dov; but despite their rush, they don’t forget their manners: they feed the cats, water the plants, make a gift for Grandpa, and stop for a family of ducks who want to cross the railway tracks; because even if we're in a ←

Hurry Up!

Knock Knock Knock – Knocking on the Door!

Yael, the neighbor, keeps her home and heart wide open, with room for neighbors large and small. When hospitality comes from the heart, it leads her neighbors to host Yael just as generously and gladly. Like the tenants living in this Jerusalem building, we too can knock on our neighbors' doors, and become better acquainted with the people ←

Knock Knock Knock – Knocking on the Door!

Elephant on the Path

What happens when you want to go forward and an elephant is blocking your path…? You could yell, get angry and complain. Or you could try to speak to the elephant nicely, with kind words and in high spirits, and use a particularly useful magic word – "please". Elephant on the Path offers readers different possibilities for responding ←

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Elephant on the Path

Julia and the Leaves

Julia and her friends offer a fresh look at the world, encounter their surroundings, and are excited to learn about themselves using their imagination and anticipation. Julia's grandfather listens to them, and, without interfering, helps them experiment with a new and experiential kind of learning, as they discover the wonders of nature, and ←

Julia and the Leaves

On One Foot

Children create their very own imaginary worlds that no one else is allowed to enter. But reality sometimes crashes in and interrupts them… or, is there another option? For instance, Lily discovers that her attempt to stand on one foot is easier with a partner, and when she's joined by Hillel, the two realize that it's wonderful, and also ←

On One Foot

KINDERGARTEN

Itamar Meets a Rabbit

Itamar thinks rabbits are very dangerous animals. He is so fearful of rabbits that he even refuses to look at pictures of them in books. This humorous story by leading Israeli writer David Grossman explores what happens when Itamar finds himself face to face in the woods with a real live rabbit - who is terrified of little boys! The story ←

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Itamar Meets a Rabbit

The Lonely Pine Tree

One Last Thing before Bed

Colors, sounds, and children's creative thoughts fill the world. Nothing can be taken for granted. We can imagine, investigate, and ask questions. Todi, the protagonist in the book, presents us and her exhausted father the diverse thinking and amazing diversity in our world. Even Janusz Korczak, a celebrated educator, had viewed the world this way ←

One Last Thing before Bed

Matan and the Great Sand Mountain

Children play in sand from a young age. It enables them to be in direct contact with a natural material while enjoying and exploring its texture, digging, "cooking" and building. Sometimes they imagine and plan structures, and other times they experimentand create. Suddenly –a castle stands erect, or a small sand mound turns into a striking ←

Matan and the Great Sand Mountain

One Hundred Rooms

The main character in this book wants a big house. He wants it to have one hundred rooms filled with belongings. He ultimately discovers that all he needs is one room, few belongings, a walk in the woods, and welcoming neighbors – those are the things that make him happy. Through the amusing tale of the one hundred room homeowner, Haya Shenhav ←

One Hundred Rooms

Nuri’s Tunnel

What do we do when we do not understand something? The rule is simple – we ask! But is it really that easy? A bashful one cannot learn (Mishna, Ethics of the Fathers, 2:5) The story about Nuri captures her embarrassment and difficulty asking and admitting that she did not understand, even to someone as close to her ←

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Nuri's Tunnel

Just an Empty Field

Years ago, a young girl came across Rabbi Yehoshua Ben Hananya while he attempted to walk through a field. She noticed that people had trampled it, paving an inconsiderate path for themselves, and taught a man older and wiser than her an important lesson in caring (Eruvin 53b). Centuries later, the story of their encounter has inspired this ←

Just an Empty Field

Le Cadeau (The Gift)

Leo discovers that magical worlds can be created using his little pen. Like many other boys and girls, Leo learns to express himself in a new way, get enthusiastic about and find joy in learning, while being creative by drawing as well as writing: One who studies as a child, to what can he be likened? To ink written on fresh ←