A Guide to Passover Literature

A selected list of literature for the Jewish holiday, Passover, for grades PreK - 8.

Becker, J. (1977). Jewish holiday crafts. New York: Bonim Books.

Inexpensive, imaginative crafts for various Jewish holidays. (Grade K-8).

Call Number: j 745.5 Bec

Cohen, B. (1972). The carp in the bathtub. New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co.

Two children try to rescue the carp their mother plans to make into gefilte fish for the Seder. (Grade K-5).

Call Number: j Coh

Cuyler, M. (1978). Jewish holidays. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston.

Describes the rituals connected with the Jewish holidays throughout the year. (Grade K-5).

Call Number: j 296.43 Cuy

Drucker, M. (1981). Passover, a season of freedom. New York: Holiday House.

Retells the story of the Exodus and relates its meaning to the Seder meal and Passover preparations. (Grade K-5).

Call Number: j 296.437 Dru

Greenfeld, H. (1978). Passover. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston.

A history of this 3000-year-old Jewish holiday and an explanation of the Seder that commemorates it. (Grade 4-7).

Call Number: j 296.4 Gre

Grolier Educational. (1997). Fiesta! : Israel a portrait of the country through its festivals and traditions. Danbury, CT: Grolier Educational.

Describes the customs and beliefs connected to some of the special occasions celebrated in Israel. (Grade K-4).

Call Number: j 394.26 Fie

Livingston, M. C. (1985). Celebrations. New York: Holiday House.

A collection of poems on the holidays of the year, from New Year's Day through Martin Luther King Day, Passover, Labor Day, Halloween, and others, to Christmas Eve. (Grade PreK-3).

Call Number: j 811.54 Liv

Manushkin, F. (1995). The matzah that Papa brought home. New York: Scholastic Inc.

A cumulative rhyme in the style of "The House That Jack Built" describes the traditions connected to a family's celebration of the Passover seder. (PreK-3).

Call Number: Pj Man

Morrow, B. (1967). Jewish holidays. Champaign, IL: Garrard Pub. Co. Describes the rituals connected with the Jewish holidays throughout the year. (Grade K-3).

Call Number: j 296.4 Mor

Shulevitz, U. (1973). The magician: An adaptation from the Yiddish of I. L. Peretz. New York: Macmillan.

An old couple, with neither food nor candles to celebrate Passover, receive a mysterious visitor who supplies everything they need. (Grade 4-7).

Call Number: j 398.2 Shu

Silverman, M. (1988). Festival of freedom: The story of Passover. New York: Little Simon.

Retells the Passover story of the Israelites' fight for liberation from slavery in Egypt. Presents recipes and instructions for a traditional Seder that celebrates Passover. (Grade K-4).

Call Number: j 296.437 Sil

Simon, N. (1965). Passover. New York: Crowell.

Explains the background and ritual of the Passover celebration. (Grade 4-7).

Call Number: j 296.4 Sim

Taylor, S. (1980). Danny loves a holiday. New York: Dutton.

Throughout the year Danny and his family celebrate Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Hanukkah, Hamishah Asar Bishevat, Purim, Passover, Lag ba-Omer, Shavuot, and the Sabbath. (Grade K-4).

Call Number: j Tay

Yolen, J. (1988). The devil's arithmetic. New York: Viking Kestrel.

Hannah resents stories of her Jewish heritage and of the past until, when opening the door during a Passover Seder, she finds herself in Poland during World War II where she experiences the horrors of a concentration camp, and learns why she-- and we--need to remember the past. (Grade 4-8).

Call Number: j Yol

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