Eleven-year-old Benny Feldman spends his days at Sieberling School obeying his number-one rule for surviving sixth grade: blend into the background.So when he signs up his klezmer band to play in the school talent show, his classmates are shocked. Teased by guitar superstar and former friend Jason Conroy, Benny vows to win the trophy and erase the embarrassing nickname that has haunted him since his disastrous debut performance in an first-grade Sabbath play.But, there is a...

Tizzy the dreidel has a problem.Spinning makes her dizzy. She feels out of place on Hanukkah, and worries she won’t be picked when the family plays a game to see which dreidel can spin the longest. But with encouragement from a little girl, Tizzy bravely sets out on an eight-day spinning Hanukkah adventure all around the house!

Kar-Ben Read-Aloud eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to bring eBooks to life!Tizzy the dreidel has a problem.Spinning makes her dizzy. She feels out of place on Hanukkah, and worries she won’t be picked when the family plays a game to see which dreidel can spin the longest. But with encouragement from a little girl, Tizzy bravely sets out on an eight-day spinning Hanukkah adventure all around the house!

Kar-Ben Read-Aloud eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to bring eBooks to life!Og the giant is so big that no bed is large enough or strong enough to hold him. He never gets a good night's sleep—but all the animals know he has a gentle heart under his groggy grumpiness. Then a man named Noah asks for Og's help, and Og's life changes forever.

Kar-Ben Read-Aloud eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to bring eBooks to life!Shoshana loves spending time at Grandma Jacobs' art studio and for Shavuot, Grandma Jacobs has a very special art project in mind! Shoshana learns how to make papercuts by carefully folding squares of paper and cutting shapes out of them. But can she create works of art as beautiful as the ones Grandma makes?

Og the giant is so big that no bed is large enough or strong enough to hold him. He never gets a good night's sleep—but all the animals know he has a gentle heart under his groggy grumpiness. Then a man named Noah asks for Og's help, and Og's life changes forever.

Shoshana loves spending time at Grandma Jacobs' art studio and for Shavuot, Grandma Jacobs has a very special art project in mind! Shoshana learns how to make papercuts by carefully folding squares of paper and cutting shapes out of them. But can she create works of art as beautiful as the ones Grandma makes?

What do you do with a girl like Scribble-Dee Sophie? With words and pictures, Scribble-Dee Sophie tells the story of a little artist who seems born with a crayon in her hand. Early readers and parents can follow her fun and mischief from ages 1 to 12. Scribble Stages sidebars gives adult readers developmental material to better understand their own budding artists. Age-appropriate art supply suggestions are sprinkled along the way. Watch as Sophie scribbles her way through life, learning a...

“What kind of dog is that?” Teddy, the rescue dog, is a mixed breed of love, fun, and curiosity. When he comes to live with Kay and Sam, their neighbor boy, Josh, learns that kids and dogs have a lot in common. And everyone joins in the adventures. Teachers, counselors, parents, and grandparents will enjoy reading Teddy Tales with children, as a pet-assisted guide to discuss: • adoption • bullying • caring for pets • choices in eating • going to school • grief and family illness • making f...

Have you ever wondered what you were born to do? Meech loves his family and his job as a herding dog. But he still has a feeling he’s supposed to be doing something more. Sometimes fate steps in and guides the way! Meet the Border Patrol! Lead dog Meech and his sheep-herding siblings star in these inspiring tales of courage, honor, and self-worth. Join in the fun as this loveable cast learns to work as a team to rescue other animals. They also discover that an old dog can teach you a trick...

The surprise attack within the Auriga Star System was worse than brutal; it was heinous, leaving the US Navy's 3rd Fleet decimated.Thousands of crew are reported dead, including the ship's captain. Reluctantly, the young XO, Galvin Quintos, will be taking command of the fleet's crippled dreadnaught, the USS Hamilton, while doing his best to bring fleet survivors back to Earth. To make matters worse, there's a murderer running loose on board the ship, criti...

In 1988 Gary wrote forty-seven poems in forty-seven days. He has not written anything since. His poems capture many aspects of human lifethose things we strive for in ourselves and which we seek to find in others. The poems contained in this book are quite reflective and wanting at times. They are honest and confronting. They speak from the heart and to the heart of those who read them. Despite the darkness of places we have been, there is a common thread that binds all, uniting us in frie...