Loveable thirteen-year-old geek Milo Cruikshank finds reasons for frustration at every turn, from the annoying habits of his neighbors to his futile efforts to get Summer Goodman to realize his existence. The truth is, ever since Milo’s mother died, nothing has gone right. Now instead of the kitchen being full of music, his whole house has been filled with Fog. Nothing’s the same. Not his Dad. Not his sister. And definitely not him. Milo achieves a rare and easy balance of poignancy and aw...

A magical pen causes creative chaos in this quirky, comic-style story from the Sid Fleischman Award–winning author of Milo.Best friends Matt and Larry “Craz” Crazinski couldn’t be more different. Matt loves order, while Craz lives on the edge. The boys share a passion for cartooning, but thanks to the school paper gatekeeper (and kind-of bully), Skip Turkle, it seems their cartoons will never be published.But then the boys discover a pen that promi...

Fans of Jory John will love this rollicking tale of a falafel who feels icky and will try ANYTHING to feel better!Do you ever have those days where everything is just awful? Falafel knows that feeling all too well. So the Grape Leaves suggest he go dancing. That always makes them feel better—maybe it will help him, too? No luck. What about zippy-dippy rides with the Pickles? Nope. Or even seeing a doctor, like the Pomegranates suggest! Nada. How will he ever stop f...

The Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast series meets The Food Group books in this tale of a plain bagel who dreams of being more!Hey. I’m a bagel who is just one thing: PLAIN. The other bagels? They’re all just one thing, too. Garlic. Salt. Onion—you get the idea.BORING!Being plain makes me feel like I have this big hole, right here in my gut. Because in a world full of so many things, I want to be . . .EVERYTHING!Now I just have to fi...

Eat the alphabet with all of these delicious Jewish foods!From apples and honey all the way to zhug, Alan Silberberg brings his signature wacky humor to this alphabet of Jewish food. It’s perfect for board book readers with a funny bone, and anyone who wants to celebrate the wide range of delicious bites Jews eat all over the world!

Now even the youngest readers can celebrate Hanukkah by joining Latke and his zany friends for an eight-night-long party!Alan Silberberg brings his signature humor to the board book audience with a silly, accessible introduction to Hanukkah. Latke is having a party to celebrate the miracle of the oil, and before the holiday is over, all his friends will join him.On the first night of Hanukkah, the latke lights the menorah.On the second night of Hanuk...

You've met the latkes, you've met the matzah...now it's time to meet the hamantaschen in this zany Purim story!There's a problem with Purim!The Purim play is about to start, but the megillah is missing! Without the scroll that recounts the Purim story, how can the show go on? Never fear: three determined hamantaschen—DETECTIVES!Right. Three determined DETECTIVES are on the case. With the help of a mysterious stranger and a few disgu...

From the creator of Meet the Latkes comes the zaniest retelling of the Passover story starring an earnest matzah and his bready friends!What makes this Passover different from all other Passovers?Meet Alfie Koman. He's a matzah who really likes to hide. But Alfie also has a great story to tell his class of how the Hebrews fled Egypt to freedom. Too bad Loaf, the school sourdough bully, turns Alfie's Passover story upside-down. A ph...

Imagine James Marshall's The Stupids celebrating Hanukkah, and you'd get the Latke family!Lucy Latke's family is just like yours or mine. Except that they're potato pancakes. And also, they are completely clueless. After lighting the menorah and gobbling the gelt, Grandpa Latke tells everyone the Hanukkah story, complete with mighty Mega Bees who use a giant dreidel to fight against the evil alien potatoes from Planet Chhh. It's up to the Latke family dog ...

You've met the latkes, you've met the matzah...now it's time to meet the hamantaschen in this zany Purim story!There's a problem with Purim!The Purim play is about to start, but the megillah is missing! Without the scroll that recounts the Purim story, how can the show go on? Never fear: three determined hamantaschen—DETECTIVES!Right. Three determined DETECTIVES are on the case. With the help of a mysterious stranger and a few disgu...

From the creator of Meet the Latkes comes the zaniest retelling of the Passover story starring an earnest matzah and his bready friends!What makes this Passover different from all other Passovers?Meet Alfie Koman. He's a matzah who really likes to hide. But Alfie also has a great story to tell his class of how the Hebrews fled Egypt to freedom. Too bad Loaf, the school sourdough bully, turns Alfie's Passover story upside-down. A ph...

A powerful debut novel about a boy who must face his past before finding a way to move forward.For thirteen-year-old Jakob, the summer is looking pretty bleak. His only friend has moved away and no one else seems to have any time for him — except the girl who lives downstairs. But she's a little weird. Then again, so is Jakob. A few months ago, he was in a car accident that killed both his parents, and though he can't remember exactly what happened, he can't stop turnin...