(4) K-3 Illustrated by Mark Elliott. This joint biography parallels Jackie Robinson and Hank Greenberg--baseball players who both faced prejudice because Robinson was African American and Greenberg was Jewish. Beginning with their births, Fishman traces their careers until their fateful 1947 collision at first base, where Greenberg encouraged Robinson to ignore the heckling. Elliott's figurative art is handsome but stiff.

Reviewer: Miriam Lang Budin

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Melanie Hall. Fishman's lyrical text and Hall's colorful drawings display a family's celebration of the holidays following "the thoughtful stillness" of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Together they build a sukkah, in which they gather for meals and study. At the end of the week they go to synagogue to celebrate Simchat Torah, then the sukkah is taken down until next year. Glos.

Reviewer: Amy Kellman

(4) K-3 On My Own Holidays series. Illustrated by Mary O'Keefe Young. These books offer basic descriptions of the three religious holidays in a beginning reader format with stiff illustrations in subdued colors. Hanukkah gives a detailed account of the historical significance of the holiday, while Ramadan focuses on the events of each day from morning prayer to the evening celebration. Christmas covers customs in eight different countries. Hanukkah and Ramadan contain glossaries. [Review covers these On My Own Holidays titles: Ramadan, Hanukkah, and Christmas around the World.]

Reviewer: Christina Dorr

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Melanie W. Hall. The reader is presented with a warm, if idealized, picture of a religious family's weekly celebration of Shabbat, beginning Friday evening and ending Saturday at sundown. The colorful illustrations reinforce the feeling of joy that permeates the book. Aimed at older readers than Fishman's previous books on Jewish holidays, the text is more extensive.

Reviewer: Amy Kellman

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Melanie W. Hall. As a young girl and her family celebrate Purim by doing such things as putting on a play, reading the story of Esther and Mordecai, eating hamantashen, and attending synagogue, she thinks about how and why the holiday is celebrated and adds details to her Purim mask that represent different parts of the holiday. The colorful mixed-media illustrations capture the thoughtful tone of the text. Glos.

Reviewer: Amy Kellman

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Melanie W. Hall. In her third book about a Jewish holiday Fishman uses the eight days of Hanukkah to convey information about the observances, history, and spirit of the holiday. The poetic text is accompanied by soft color illustrations that mingle the symbols and story with the family celebrations.

Reviewer: Amy Kellman