Jewish children's booksWhat’s the difference between an emigrant and an immigrant?Our critic rounds up the best new titles for young readers, from science and fairy tales to discussion-startersBy Angela Kiverstein1 min read
Children's booksWhat it means to grow up as a Jewish child from CubaA recipe developer talks to Eliana Jordan about her debut novel for childrenBy Eliana Jordan2 min read
Children's books‘Sometimes, when I am cooking, an idea comes to me and I have to write it down’By Gaby Wine2 min read
Children's booksWhy are there no Jewish characters in children’s books?Miriam Halahmy on her new novel and the need for diversity in kids’ literatureBy Angela Kiverstein5 min read
Children's booksMichael Morpurgo and Frank Cottrell-Boyce call for reversal of ‘absurd’ Palestine Action banHundreds of figures in children’s publishing and education including Michael Rosen and Lauren Child have backed the callBy JC Reporter3 min read
Children's booksThe JC summer 2025 children’s reading listFrom royal rescue missions to understanding the liminal ritual of havdalah, here are the season’s four best new books for toddlers, teens and those in betweenBy Angela Kiverstein1 min read
Children's booksChildren’s book roundup: the top threeFrom means girls and ill-fated crushes to swashbuckling seagoing sagas, here are the three best new books for kids aged nine and overBy Angela Kiverstein1 min read
The best new books for toddlers, teens and those in betweenFrom a children’s tale set in Burma to a Purim board book, our pick of the best new releases for childrenBy Angela Kiverstein1 min read||February 27, 2025 17:42
The best new books for toddlers, teens and those in betweenFrom the world of JSocs and casual antisemitism to the fictionalised story of a real-life story Jewish heroine in 16th century Portugal, our pick of the best new releases for childrenBy Angela Kiverstein1 min read||January 17, 2025 14:46
2024 in review: Jewish booksFrom the Shoah to the screwed-up elite, the five stand-out Jewish books of the year are a mix of eviscerating fiction, assiduously researched history and memoirBy Claire Allfree2 min read||December 24, 2024 16:17
JC2’s guide to the best new books for toddlers, teens and those inbetweenFrom a kippah-wearing blue furry monster to the war efforts of courageous Jewish siblings, we select the most exciting fiction for kidsBy Angela Kiverstein1 min read||October 23, 2024 13:24
JC2’s guide to the best new books for childrenFrom black and Jewish alliance in a world of white-only tennis tournaments and clubs to a modern midrash about Eden, we select the most exciting fiction and non-fiction for kidsBy Angela Kiverstein1 min read||September 6, 2024 09:29
Sophie Says: the children’s books making a differenceThe self-published book series by Esther Marshall has so far sold more than 25,000 copiesBy Elisa Bray3 min read||August 28, 2024 12:01
Summer reading: the best new books for childrenFrom Moses’s birth through the eyes of his big sister, to a spider-and-skull festooned tale of maritime mayhem, our pick of the season’s kids’ fictionBy Angela Kiverstein1 min read||August 13, 2024 12:27
Yeehaw! Going west with a plate of iced bunsAngela Kiverstein asks children’s author Jodie Lancet-Grant about her latest picture bookBy Angela Kiverstein7 min read||May 16, 2024 15:54
This children’s author puts Israel centre stage – in a positive wayHong Kong-based children’s author Erica Lyons writes books with a very distinct Jewish flavourBy Judith Zerdin3 min read||May 15, 2024 09:18
