I always have piles of books around that I want to read. I also have a bookshelf next to my desk of books that I want to blog about. Here's a combination of both groups. Two books were published this year, one was published in 2016 and the "oldest" in 2007.
Alphabet books are not as popular in Israel as they are in the States. דתיה בן - דןר / Datia Ben -Dor has an alphabet book that's a bit different from the usual. The colors in her book are very soft and quiet. Your pre-schoolers will enjoy the illustrations in אותיות מצחיקות / Funny Letters(2007). Ages 3-6.
אמי רובינגר / Ami Rubinger is a very popular author/illustration of books for 2-4-year-olds. Several of his books were published as board books. His latest book which came out this year is חלום של שולחן כחל / A Dream About A Blue Table. It has large, colorful, simple illustrations with very little detail. The hero of the book falls asleep and dreams about all the things that his little blue table can turn into. It can be a bridge, a boat and more. You and your child get to guess the last word of every sentence. Ages 2-4.
The book לביאת/ Leviat (2016) starts with a classic picture of an Israeli pre-school. The boys are playing with planes and the girls are playing with dolls. All the girls' names are written on pink paper and all the boys' names are written on blue paper. Ronah draws a picture of a lioness in pre-school. The teacher gives a book to each child that's connected to the animal they drew. The teacher can't find a book for her about girl lions. So, the children in the preschool decide to write their own story. In the last picture in the book, the pre-school class looks quite different. The boys and girls are playing together. The names of the children are all written on a neutral color paper and the bulletin board features famous women. Leviat was written by טל ברייר בן מוחה / Tal Breyer Ben Mohah. Ages 5-7.
חטפן הספרים/ The Snatchabook was originally published in English in 2013 and this year it was published in Hebrew. I was not that impressed with the translation but I am recommending this book because the plot is so sweet and the illustrations are lovely. Somewhere nearby all the animals are reading bedtime stories to their children. But suddenly all their bedtime books disappear. A little rabbit by the name of Eliza Brown discovers that the books have been taken by a little snatchabook. The poor little snatchabook has no one to read him a bedtime story. Eliza comes up with a solution that works for everyone. The book was written by הלן דוקרטי / Helen Docherty and illustrated by תומס דוקרטי / Thomas Docherty. Ages 4-7.
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Tip no. 27
A few months ago, I started a new job as a librarian in the city of Modiin. The job is in a new library which just opened this past Monday. Please tell your friends and family in Modiin that there is a new public library in the Kramim neighborhood. The library is located in the building of the ORT High School (Ironi Daled). The hours are Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM and Fridays from 8:00 - 12:00. Looking forward to seeing you there!
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