Kindergarten Books – Sifriyat Pijama

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I Like to Look For…

Ehud is a young boy who does not despair when he loses something, and is always happy with the things he finds. In this book, both search and find are an enriching and joy-filled adventure.

I Like to Look For…

The Hedgehog Who Said: Who Cares?

The hedgehog digs a burrow, and while doing so, hurls dirt onto the main road. How will the other animals walk along the road? Who will dispose of the piled-up dirt? This story is about caring and reciprocity, and is based on a Talmudic midrash about individuals’ responsibility for public property.

The Hedgehog Who Said: Who Cares?

One, Two, Three, What Can a Mushroom Be?

Three dwarves go out for a walk, and find three mushrooms. With great imagination and inventiveness, their mushrooms become umbrellas, boats, parachutes and so on. This classic optimistic winter tale encourages readers to engage in creative thinking.

One, Two, Three, What Can a Mushroom Be?

Found

Bear finds a lost stuffed toy bunny. He wants to return it to its owner, but also has a strong desire to keep it for himself. This sweet and sensitive book is about the value of things and being considerate to others.

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Found

Up and Over

Maayan climbs up the ladder to the slide. When she’s almost at the top, she gets stuck and can’t go on. it’s scary to slide down. The whole town stops to cheer Maayan on, but the only one who manages to help her is her own big sister. This is an amusing story about sibling relationships, encouragement, and dealing with fears.

Up and Over

How to Build a House

A bunch of kids at kindergarten decides to build a house together: They plan, implement the decisions they make step by step, and build a house in collaboration with one another. This book motivates readers to engage in teamwork, be creative and productive.

How to Build a House

One Friend Takes Over for Another

While walking to flute class, a boy and girl come across a parade and join it. Who will take over from them as musicians? The hairdresser, strumming a comb. Who will take over from the hairdresser? The baker, who adds cinnamon to the shampoo. And who will take over from the baker? This rhyming take is about the inhabitants of a small town who are ←

One Friend Takes Over for Another

KINDERGARTEN

My Name is Yoyo

“Everybody needs a name”, but Yoyo forgets his. Will he know who he is without knowing his name? This book is a celebration of words, sounds and lots of names.

My Name is Yoyo

My Uncle Simha

A collection of poems about Uncle Simha, a funny scatterbrain who sings great songs and loves animals, for “how can you live without animals?”. Uncle Simha, who’s accompanied generations of Israelis, is coming over for a visit.

My Uncle Simha

Sheluli

What’s in the puddles that Ron loves to jump into? Who does Ron visit every time it rains? This is an Israeli classic about friendship, encounters, and goodbyes.

Sheluli

A Bag of Longing

On Tu Bishvat, Grandpa gives Rivka an orange tree seedling. As he does, he tells her about the special way in which the Jews in Bulgaria celebrated Tu Bishvat, and Rivka joins a joyous tradition passed on from one generation to the next. This book is brimming with love for the Land of Israel and all that can be grown and cultivated.

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A Bag of Longing

The Sea of Galilee is Fantastic

A girl travels across Israel with her family. They arrive at the Dead Sea, the beach in Ashdod, the Jezreel Valley, and Zavitan Stream… But she’s not happy, all she wants, with all her might, is to reach the Sea of Galilee already.

The Sea of Galilee is Fantastic

The Wolf Will not Come

Will the wolf come? Mom is certain it will not, for it cannot hide among the trees, nor does it know the code at the entrance to their apartment building. But Bunny is worried – what if the wolf comes anyway? This amusing and surprising story is about bonding, imagining, and surprising – it isn’t just beauty that’s in the eye of the ←

The Wolf Will not Come

The Machine

David and Grandpa Reuven build the special machine together out of old stuff they find in the storage room. What can their machine do? Bring back good memories for Grandma and Grandpa. This book is about a new machine, old stories, creativity and productiveness.