Latifa Berry Kropf

Photographs and easy-to-read text portray children in a Jewish preschool as they prepare for and participate in a Hanukkah party, including lighting the menorah, playing dreidel, making sufganiyot, and telling the story of the Maccabees.

In this 20th anniversary edition of Kar-Ben's best-seller with all new photos, a diverse preschool class works together to make challah for Shabbat in this photo-driven book. They combine yeast, water, flour and salt into dough that is braided into perfect challah loaves. The children enjoy tasting their creation, and learn that making challah is a special ritual of Shabbat, the Jewish Sabbath.

A preschool class demonstrates the steps of sukkah-building to celebrate the fall harvest festival of Sukkot. Blessings in Hebrew and English are included.

A preschool class demonstrates getting ready for Passover. Watch as they prepare matzah and charoset, the table and seder plate, and participate in the seder complete with the Four Questions and the afikomen.