Dates & Almonds Ages 4 to 5
Age Group: 4 to 5 Years of Age
Dates & Almonds
Children at this age are attracted to books with longer texts and a more sophisticated vocabulary. Stories may contain an element of suspense, and humor often makes an appearance. Most books in this group continue to have neat resolutions and 'happily-ever-after' endings.
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November
The Chanukkah Guest
by Eric A. Kimmel
 Illustrated by Giora Carmi
 (Holiday House)
April
Chicken Man
by Michelle Edwards
 Illustrated by Michelle Edwards
 (New South)
July
First Rain
by Charlotte Herman
 Illustrated by Kathryn Mitter
 (Albert Whitman & Company)
July
Fox Walked Alone
by Barbara Reid
 Illustrated by Barbara Reid
 (Albert Whitman & Co)
January
It Could Always Be Worse
by Margot Zemach
 Illustrated by Margot Zemach
 (Macmillan)
July
King Solomon and the Bee
by Dalia Hardof Renberg
 Illustrated by Ruth Heller
 (Interlink Books)
November
Latkes, Latkes Good to Eat
by Naomi Howland
 (Clarion)
March
The Little Red Hen and the Passover Matzah
by Leslie Kimmelman
 Illustrated by Paul Meisel
 (Holiday House)
May
The Littlest Mountain
by Barb Rosenstock
 Illustrated by Melanie Hall
 (Kar-Ben)
June
Mendel's Accordion
by Heidi Smith Hyde
 (Kar-Ben)
January
A Mezuzah on the Door
by Amy Meltzer
 Illustrated by Janice Fried
 (Kar-Ben)
July
Mrs. Moskowitz and the Sabbath Candlesticks
by Amy Schwartz
 Illustrated by Amy Schwartz
 (JPS)
January
Once Upon A Shabbos
by Jacqueline Jules
 Illustrated by Katherine Janus Kahn
 (Kar-Ben)
October
The Only One Club
by Jane Naliboff
 Illustrated by Jeff Hopkins
 (Urim)
June
Say Hello, Lily
by Deborah Lakritz
 Illustrated by Martha Aviles
 (Kar-Ben)
February
The Shabbat Box
by Lesley Simpson
 Illustrated by Nicole in Den Bosch
 (Kar-Ben)
March
Too Many Cooks
by Edie Stoltz Zolkower
 Illustrated by Shauna Mooney-Kawasaki
 (Kar-Ben)
December
Uri Uri
by Elana Jagoda
 (Cool Water Records)
August
The World's Birthday
by Barbara Diamond Goldin
 Illustrated by Jeanette Winter
 (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
December
Zeh Hayom (This Is the Day)
by Felicia Sloin
 (Felicia Sloin)
November
The Ziz and the Hanukkah Miracle
by Jacqueline Jules
 Illustrated by Katherine Kahn
 (Kar-Ben)