Sammy Spiders First Book Of Jewish Holidays

Curious about the Jewish holidays? Very young readers learn about holiday customs with everyone?s favorite inquisitive spider!

When Josh breaks the rules and plays ball indoors, he finds himself apologizing not only to his parents, but to Sammy Spider as well. A Yom Kippur story about saying, “I’m sorry.”

Sammy Spider wants to taste the golden honey the Shapiros set out for a sweet New Year. Mom tells him to stick to spinning webs, but will curious Sammy listen?

As Sammy Spider watches Mrs. Shapiro follow a recipe to make blintzes for Shavuot, young readers will learn how the Torah, which was given on Shavuot, is also a "recipe for life." Simultaneous.

Curious about the Jewish holidays? Very young readers learn about holiday customs with everyone’s favorite inquisitive spider! Covering Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Simchat Torah, Hanukkah, Tu B'Shevat, Purim, Passover, Yom Ha'Atzma'ut, and Shavuot, this colorful board book highlights a key feature of each holiday. On Yom Kippur we say we're sorry. On Hanukkah we light the candles. We eat special foods at the Passover seder. In celebration of Sammy Spider’s 20th anniversary, Kar-Ben introduces the first Sammy Spider board book, a book of Jewish holidays for very young children with one simple holiday fact per page, illustrated with iconic Sammy Spider art.

Sammy Spider learns about the festival of Sukkot by watching the Shapiro family build their sukkah.

Sammy leads young children through the steps of the Passover seder, telling the story of the Exodus, asking and answering the Four Questions, and sampling the traditional foods. Includes creative readings and songs, as well as colorful paper collage art by Katherine Janus Kahn.

Sammy Spider watches longingly as the Shapiro family celebrates Passover. He wants to help Josh find the afikomen (hidden matzah), but his mother reminds him, "Spiders don't celebrate Passover. Spiders spin webs." and his first attempt at spinning a new web yields some surprising results.

When an Israeli family moves in next door to the Shapiros, Sammy Spider and Josh learn about the Jewish mitzvah of welcoming guests. In the process, they each make a new friend and learn some Hebrew words.

"A family joyously celebrates Simchat Torah at synagogue"