Lesléa Newman

New in the UK, a rediscovered modern classic for today's generation in an updated, beautifully illustrated edition. All but unavailable since 2009, this delightful, important modern classic is back by public demand—revitalised in an updated, beautifully illustrated new edition for young readers. Celebrated author Lesléa Newman and bestselling illustrator Laura Cornell tell the story of a little girl called Heather....

Count on cats as a fun way to learn numbers – in rhyming spreads with expressive appeal for animal lovers of all ages. Cat Number One has nothing to do... Until she makes friends with Cat Number Two. Meet cats from one to a dozen in this adorable board book introduction to counting with a feline twist. Author Lesléa Newman...

A 2020 Sydney Taylor Honor Book! A 2019 National Jewish Book Award Winner! Gittel and her mother were supposed to immigrate to America together, but when her mother is stopped by the health inspector, Gittel must make the journey alone. Her mother writes her cousin's address in New York on a piece of paper. However, when Gittel arrives at Ellis...

Discover the joy and meaning of Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights. Lior and his parents, aunties, uncles, grandparents, and cousins are inviting you to celebrate with them! Join in as they make latkes, light the Menorah, recite the Hanukkah blessings, play the dreidel game, and share presents. Along the way, you'll learn how Hanukkah is an eight-day celebration marked...

Celebrate the Jewish holidays all year round in this acclaimed picture book—now in paperback! Here Is the World, ever changing and new, spinning with joy at the wonder of you! Here Is the World is a joyous celebration of the Jewish holidays throughout the year for young children. Beginning with the weekly observance of Shabbat, readers join a family through...

My daddy teaches me each dayTo be strong in a gentle way.And every single day I'm gladThat I'm his son and he's my dad. From award-winning author Lesléa Newman, known for her groundbreaking children's book Heather Has Two Mommies, and New York Times bestselling illustrator AG Ford, comes a sweet ode to all the amazing things that daddies can do—from...

When it comes to playing dress-up, best friends Annabelle and Benjamin both want to be the bride, the ballerina, and the princess. Can they both be the fairest in the land? In this spirited and inclusive story about expressing our true selves with pride, two friends ultimately realize that they can both be whoever they want—and that having two princesses...

Whether it's fear of the dark or worry about the day ahead that is interfering with a good night's sleep, How to Sleep Tight through the Night offers creative solutions for soothing children's bedtime anxieties and developing healthy sleep habits. This collection of 30 kid-friendly tricks and techniques by sleep and dreaming expert Tzivia Gover and award-winning children's book author...

On the night of October 6, 1998, in Laramie, Wyoming, Matthew Wayne Shepard (1976-1998) was brutally killed solely because he was gay. It was a shocking murder that was nationally covered in the media, and it became a rallying cry for the LGBTQ+ rights movement. In 2009, the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act was signed...

A beguiling array of felines from A to Z makes learning the alphabet the cat’s pajamas. Adorable cat with eyes of gold. Baby cat just two weeks old. From curious to elegant, grouchy to inquisitive, rowdy to tangled to ... well, unusual (who says cats don’t swim in the tub?), these twenty-six charming felines interact with oversize alphabet letters on...