When his collection of rare and exotic birds refuses to sing, the king calls wise Rabbi Zusya for help.

As the New Year begins, Sammy finds himself knee-deep in honey and eager to celebrate Rosh Hashanah.

A young spider makes a special contribution to a family's Passover seder.

As 1947 began, Lynn Horvath was a ten-year-old girl living with her family and friends in a comfortable neighborhood in West Los Angeles. World War II had ended, and for Southern California, it was a time of parties and prosperity. Then, the neighborhood was shocked by the brutal murder of Jeanne French, a popular and kind person. ACTS OF KINDNESS, ACTS OF CONTRITION explores the lingering shadows of this true and still unsolved murder. As Lynn and her friends become adults under the shadow of the murder, they must make dramatic choices and decisions, some wise, some heroic, and some tragic. The book follows the radical cultural changes that occur between the 1940's and the present time

World War II was over, and it was a time when Southern California enjoyed prosperity. Lynn Horvath was ten-years-old. But in spite of movies, parties, and good friends, she must confront the brutal death of a woman she and her friends had loved. The novel, Acts of Kindness, Acts of Contrition, begins with the murder of Jeanne French in 1947 and describes the long-lasting effects of that murder on ten-year-old Lynn Horvath as she becomes an adult. As Lynn and her friends become women, the novel reveals the quiet heroism in ordinary lives and explores the radical changes that took place in American society between the 1940s and the present time.

Acorns and Abalone is a collection of work by author- illustrator Sylvia Ross. It contains both previously published and unpublished short stories, poems and drawings.

With an authentic background in early California statehood, EAST OF THE GREAT VALLEY champions the triumph of good against evil during one of the most brutal times in western history. The novel is set in the Sierra Mountains during 1856-1876. The story is of the survivor of a slaughtered Indian band, and the struggles of the pioneering family who adopted her. The novel's realities are harsh. Its characters are true to the time. Good does triumph, but only at a cost. --The book also illustrates California's valiant contribution to the Civil War when men, the California 100, enlisted to go to the east and fight for the Union with the Massachusetts 2nd Cavalry while much of the state were Southern sympathizers.

With an authentic background in early California statehood, EAST OF THE GREAT VALLEY champions the triumph of good against evil during one of the most brutal times in western history. The novel is set in the Sierra Mountains during 1856-1876. The story is of the survivor of a slaughtered Indian band, and the struggles of the pioneering family who adopted her. The novel's realities are harsh. Its characters are true to the time. Good does triumph, but only at a cost. --The book also illustrates California's valiant contribution to the Civil War when men, the California 100, enlisted to go to the east and fight for the Union with the Massachusetts 2nd Cavalry while much of the state were Southern sympathizers.

A young spider wants to join in as Josh and his mother bake hammantaschen, make a costume, and spin the grogger in celebration of Purim.

Sammy Spider participates in the holiday of Tu B'Shevat by spinning a special web for his friend the tree.

"What's a recipe?" Sammy Spider asks his mother as he watches Mrs. Shapiro make blintzes for Shavuot. As Sammy follows the holiday preparations, young readers will learn how the Torah, which was given on Shavuot, is also a "recipe for life."

The animals on Noah's Ark watch in dismay as a pair of termites comes aboard and learn the value of getting along.

Sammy Spider joins the Shapiro family on a vacation, and he uses his five senses to experience Israel.