Anne Dublin

Author, Teacher, Librarian

Books I've Reviewed

I've been reviewing books with Jewish content for the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) Newsletter and Jewish Book World (JBW) since 1999.

Copyright restrictions prevent me from putting more than a handful of my JBW reviews online, but I'll be rotating the reviews from time to time. In the meantime, I'm providing references for the periodicals. I hope you'll search them out at your local library. Your feedback is welcome.

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AJL = AJL Newsletter; JBW = Jewish Book World

Title

Author

Reference

Ratings

A Year of Jewish Stories: 52 Tales for Children and Their Families

Maisel, Grace Ragues and Samantha Shubert

AJL Nov/Dec 2004

2/5

Albert Einstein: A Biography

Meltzer, Milton

AJL Feb/March 2008

4/5
Alef-Bet Yoga for Children Goldeen, Ruth AJL Feb/March 2009 3/5

Anne Frank and the Children of the Holocaust

Lee, Carol Ann

JBW Spring 2007

4/5

Ask the Bones: Scary Stories from Around the World

Schwartz, Howard and Arielle North Olson

AJL Sept/Oct. 1999

3/5

Books for Children of the World: The Story of Jella Lipman

Pearl, Sydelle

AJL Sept/Oct. 2007

0/5

Dybbuk: A Version

Rogasky, Barbara

AJL Nov/Dec 2005

2/5

Eight Chanukah Tales

Mindel, Nissan

AJL Feb/March 2008

0/5

Elie Wiesel: Surviving the Holocaust, Speaking Out Against Genocide

Moore, Lisa

JBW Summer 2006

3/5
Elvina's Mirror Weil, Simone AJL May/Jun 2009 4/5

Escape!: The Story of the Great Houdini

Fleischman, Sid

AJL Feb/March 2007

4/5

Fireside Stories: Tales for a Winter's Eve

Matthews, Caitlin

AJL Feb/March 2008

4/5

Harry Houdini: Master Magician

Rau, Dana Meachen

AJL Sept/Oct 2001

3/5

Hear Her Voice!: Twelve Jewish Women Who Changed the World

Feinberg, Miriam P. and Miriam Klein Shapiro

JBW Fall 2007

1/5

Hidden Letters

Slier, Deborah and Ian Shine

JBW Spring 2008

5/5

Honey Cake

Stuchner, Joan Betty

AJL Feb/March 2008

4/5

How I Celebrate: A Young Person's Guide to the Festivals of the World

Robson, Pam

AJL Sept/Oct. 2002

3/5
In The Beginning:The Art of Genesis Fischer, Chuck AJL Nov/Dec 2009 3/5
JPS Illustrated Children's Bible Frankel, Ellen AJL Sept/Oct 2009 5/5

Jacob's Travels

Greengard, Alison

JBW Fall 2006

4/5

Jewish People in Canada

Purslow, Frances

AJL Feb/March 2007

0/5

Joseph the Dreamer

Greengard, Alison

AJL May/June 2008

4/5

Kibitzers and Fools: Tales My Zayda Told Me

Taback, Simms

JBW Winter 2005

3/5
Kristallnacht Fitzgerald, Stephanie pending  

Lost in America

Sachs, Marilyn

AJL May/June 2005

4/5

Memories of Survival

Krinitz, Esther Nisenthal and Bernice Steinhardt

JBW Spring 2006

5/5

Mightier Than the Sword: World Folktales for Strong Boys

Yolen, Jane

JBW Fall 2004

3/5
My First Yiddish Word Book Sussman, Joni Kibort, ed AJL Feb/Mar 2009 2/5

My Name is... Albert Einstein

Cugota Lluis

JBW Spring 2007

3/5

Mystery of the Missing Candlestick

Weltman, June

AJL Sept/Oct 2004

0/5
Not the End of the World McCaughrean, Geraldine JBW Spring 2006 5/5
On Noah's Ark Brett, Jan AJL May/Jun 2009 4/5

Run, Boy, Run

Orlev, Uri

JBW Winter 2003

3/5

Something Remains

Barth-Grozinger, Inge

JBW Spring 2007

4/5

Such a Prince!

Bar-el, Dan

JBW Summer 2008

5/5

Ten Old Men and a Mouse

Fagan, Cary

JBW Summer 2007

5/5
The Bar and Bat Mitzvah Manual Bob, Steven M. and Lisa Bob Howard AJL Nov/Dec 2008 1/5

The Fighter

Greif, Jean-Jacques

AJL Feb/March 2007

4/5
The Hungry Clothes and Other Jewish Folktales Schram, Peninnah pending  

The Life and Times of George Gershwin

Whiting, Jim

JBW Winter 2005

2/5

The Lord is My Shepherd: The Twenty-Third Psalm

Spirin, Gennady (ill.)

AJL May/June 2008

3/5

The Minstrel and the Storyteller: Stories and Songs of the Jewish People

Edery, Gerard and Peninnah Schram

AJL Feb/March 2000

4/5

The Secret of Priest's Grotto

Taylor, Peter Lane

JBW Summer 2007

5/5

The Silver Cup

Leeds, Constance

JBW Winter 2007

3/5

This is What I Pray Today: The Divine Hours Prayers for Children

Tickle, Phyllis

JBW Winter 2007

2/5
Three Across: The Great Transatlantic Air Race of 1927 Finkelstein, Norman H. AJL Nov/Dec 2008 3/5

Three Wishes: Palestinian and Israeli Children Speak

Ellis, Deborah

JBW Spring 2005

3/5

Through the Grapevine: World Tales Kids Can Read & Tell

Hamilton, Martha and Mitch Weiss

AJL Sept/Oct. 2002

4/5

Visiting a Synagogue

Nason, Ruth

AJL Nov/Dec 2005

4/5
Voyage Geras, Adele unpublished 2/5
Where God Dwells Fine, Steven and Leah Bierman Fine AJL Sept/Oct 2000 3/5
Where the Shouting Began Sher, Steven AJL Sept/Oct 2009 2/5

My reviews for the AJL Newsletter have been published on the Children's Literature Comprehensive Database. This is a subscription-based service.