Let's Find That Book!: What's on my Bookshelf ?

This week's post features books from my bookshelf. Some are books that I am re-reading and others are books I read for the first time. I just re-read אלרגיה. I'm always impressed each time I read it what a good book it is.

המטריה הצהבה /The Yellow Umbrella illustrated by ריו ציו סו / Jae-Soo Liu is a wordless picture book. The "reader" has a bird's eye view of a yellow umbrella walking along. Slowly, the yellow umbrella is joined by umbrellas of all different colors. They provide a splash of color on this gray, rainy day. The umbrellas walk through the city through parks and over a bridge. On the last page, you see a group of children holding the umbrellas going into their school. A CD of wonderful piano music comes with this book.

Looking at the wonderful, soft pictures accompanied by the music is a

lovely experience to have with your children/grandchildren. For all ages.

האף של וינסנט / Vincent's Nose by ישי רון / Yishai Ron is a mystery set in Holland. Henrik, the guard at the Van Gogh Museum and Gerard, a French mouse are best friends. One day Henrik finds teeth marks on a painting of Vincent Van Gogh and immediately suspects Gerard.

Gerard can't convince Henrik of his innocence but Henrik's daughter Laura is determined to do just that. Read the book to find out who the culprit really is.

Ages 8-10.

אלרגיה/ Allergy by יהונתן גפן /Yehonatan Gefen is the story of Keren and Vered.

"Even today, though it's been almost three years since it happened, Keren sometimes still dreams about the week that they left her best friend at Keren's house and didn't say when they would come to get her. And afterward, they came and took her and didn't say when they were bringing her back". ( my translation)

Vered's parents have to go to the U.S. and leave her with Keren and her parents. Keren finds that having her best friend staying with her can be challenging. Her parents are giving Vered way too much attention. Ages 8-10.

Hili wants to be like every other student in her 6th-grade class in the book אף פעם לא מלכה / Never the Star by ציפי גון-גרוס / Tsippy Gon-Gross. She doesn't want anyone to know that she is dyslexic. There is no chance of her being popular if anyone finds out she is different from the other children in the class. She has enough problems being sandwiched in between a popular older sister and a smart younger brother. How does she learn to deal with her siblings, parents, friends, and the children in her class? Ages 10-13.