Top #11 PJ Library Books to Read Before Super Market Scavenger Hunt
PJ Library Manager Gena Brown
We’re getting excited for the JFS Super Market Scavenger Hunt on Sunday! There’s still time to register for this special event to help us pack the JFS Food Pantry. It will be a fun time for the whole family, so get your kids excited with this list of PJ Library books about food, all recommended by PJ Library Manager Gena Brown.
Bagels from Benny by Aubrey Davis
While working in his grandfather’s bakery, Benny learns the joys of giving and receiving, caring and gratitude.
Be Kind by Naomi Shulman
Being kind really does make the world a happier place. There are countless ways to be kind -- here are just a few!
Bim and Bom: A Shabbat Tale by Daniel J. Swartz
Bim, a house builder, and her brother Bom, a baker, work hard all week, and then spend every Friday doing good deeds, mitzvot. At sundown, they joyfully meet to celebrate Shabbat together.
Bone Button Borshcht by Aubrey Davis
In this gentle retelling of the Stone Soup tale, an imaginative beggar teaches the miserly residents of a shtetl the spirit of community.
Eat, Coat, Eat! by by Ronit Chacham
Marco the coal salesman, receives a fancy overcoat from a rich man as a gift, and “feeds” the coat with cookies, noodles – and even meatballs – when he goes to a feast. In the process, the astonished guests learn an important lesson about respect for the other. This new rendition of a traditional folktale exemplifies the saying from Pirkei Avot (Sayings of the Fathers), “Don’t look at the outside of the container, but rather at what is in it.”
Joseph and the Sabbath Fish by Eric A. Kimmel
Joseph always welcomes guests to his Sabbath table, while his neighbor Judah scoffs at Joseph’s generosity. Even as his fortunes decline, Joseph’s door remains open. Times change and Judah turns to Joseph for help. A very special fish helps save the day.
Maddi’s Fridge by Vin Vogel
When Sofia learns that her best friend, Maddi, doesn't have enough food in her fridge, she wants to help -- but Maddi has asked Sofia not to tell anyone. What should Sofia do?
Mitzvah Pizza by Sarah Lynn Scheerger
Most Saturdays, Daddy brings the money and Missy brings the fun. But this time Missy is bringing the money, too -- and she’s trying to decide what to do with it! When they go to a pizzeria that helps feed everyone, including people who can’t pay, Missy makes a new friend -- and has an idea.
Once Upon a Shabbos by Jacqueline Jules
A bear keeps taking the honey needed for the Shabbos kugel, until Grandma learns he is lost and invites the bear to come to dinner.
Stone Soup and Matzah Balls by Linda Glaser
How can you make a huge pot of delicious matzoh ball soup when all you’ve got is a cold, hard stone? In Chelm, anything can happen -- and does.
The Wooden Sword by Ann Redisch Stampler
Disguised as a servant, an Afghani shah slips out of his palace to get to know his people. When he encounters a poor Jewish shoemaker full of faith that everything will turn out just as it should, he decides to test that faith. Will the shoemaker'sheerful optimism be shaken when faced with a matter of life and death?