Passover is a major Jewish holiday observance celebrating freedom and family. In 2025, Passover begins after sundown on April 12th and continues until April 20th. Check out these title recommendations to celebrate Jewish heritage and learn more about this holiday. Stock up for Passover next week as well as Jewish American Heritage Month in May!
The Passover Guest
ISBN: 9780823453221
Price: $8.99
Author Susan Kusel
Illustrated by Sean Rubin
Neal Porter Books
Age 4-8 years
Paperback | 40 Pages
Sydney Taylor Award Winner
Muriel’s family can’t afford a Passover seder this year— but an act of kindness and a mysterious stranger change everything.
It’s the spring of 1933 in Washington, D.C., and the Great Depression is hitting young Muriel’s family hard. Her father has lost his job, and her family barely has enough food for their daily meals, let alone for a Passover seder. They don’t even have any wine to fill the prophet Elijah’s ceremonial cup.
With no feast to rush home to, Muriel wanders by the Lincoln Memorial, where she encounters a magician performing astonishing feats. In awe, Muriel sets her last penny at his feet.
That night, Muriel and her family experience a holiday miracle. What mysterious benefactor has filled the seder table? When Muriel sees Elijah’s cup is empty again, she has a good idea.
This fresh retelling of the classic I.L. Peretz story, best known through Uri Shulevitz’s 1973 adaptation The Magician, has been richly illustrated by noted graphic novelist Sean Rubin, who based his art on photographs of D.C. in the 1930s. An author’s note with information about the Passover holiday is included.
An Association of Jewish Libraries Spring Holiday Highlight
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A CSMCL Best Multicultural Children’s Book of the Year
Interior Spread from The Passover Guest
The Night Before Passover
ISBN: 9780593519837
Price: $5.99
Author Natasha Wing
Illustrated by Nathalie Beauvois
Grosset & Dunlap
Age 4-6 years
Paperback | 32 Pages
Celebrate Passover with this festive addition to Natasha Wing’s best-selling series!
It’s the night before Passover, and a little girl is excited to spend it with her family. They read the Haggadah to honor their history, eat matzoh, ask the Four Questions, and more! Celebrate Passover in this installment of the Night Before series, told in the style of Clement C. Moore’s classic tale.
Interior Spread from The Night Before Passover
Baby’s First Passover
ISBN: 9780744091847
Price: $6.99
Author DK
Part of Baby’s First Holidays
DK Children
Age 0-3 years
Board Book | 14 Pages
Celebrate Passover with this delightful baby board book teaching little ones all about this popular Jewish festival.
This board book is perfect for children aged 2-4 years to develop early learning skills, with simple and vibrant pictures and sentences that promote language skills. The small, padded format of this book is perfect for little hands to hold, and babies and toddlers will enjoy turning the pages by themselves, helping with early reading development and fine motor skills.
Learn all about this popular Jewish holiday with your little one! Baby’s First Passover perfectly captures the joy of this special celebration and is an ideal preschool learning introduction to the traditions of the holiday.
Mendel the Mess-Up
ISBN: 9780823456802
Price: $14.99
Author Terry LaBan
Holiday House
Age 8-12 years
Paperback | 208 Pages
Hardcover: 9780823453566
Cursed from birth, Mendel Schlotz is the unluckiest kid in his village.
He’s also the only one who can save it.
Ask anyone—twelve-year-old Mendel can’t do anything right. When he tries to herd goats, they get out. When he tries to chop wood, he breaks the ax. It’s embarrassing to be called “Mendel the Mess Up,” but it’s worse to be so clumsy that he can’t even stand to read aloud without destroying the classroom. Nobody expects Mendel to keep out of trouble… least of all himself.
But when the Cossacks invade Mendel’s remote Jewish village of Lintvint (famous for Lintvint kvatch, which is made from a very special ingredient), Mendel’s not the only one in trouble. When he slips away from the mountain caves where his fellow villagers are hiding, out of certainty he’ll find a way to make things worse if he’s around them, he discovers an unexpected opportunity to save the day.
Mendel’s always been different because everything he does turns into disaster. Now, he’s the only one who can help the people who doubt him.
Could Mendel’s bad luck be the key to saving Lintvint? Or will his plan to drive the Cossacks off go as badly as everyone—including him—expects?
Sympathetic, funny, and warm, this fast-paced middle-grade graphic novel from a veteran Jewish comics star reminds young readers who feel just a little out of place in their world that sometimes our weaknesses can be our greatest strengths.
Cartoonists Against Racism: The Secret Jewish War on Bigotry
ISBN: 9781506737768
Price: $19.99
Author Rafael Medoff, Craig Yoe
Illustrated by Bill Mauldin, Vaughn Shoemaker
Foreword by Susannah Heschel
Dark Horse Books
Rated T
Paperback | 152 Pages
Horrific scenes of anti-Jewish violence in Europe filled the newsreels in American theaters in the 1930s and 1940s.
What could be done to make sure it didn’t happen in America? One Jewish organization hit upon a remarkable idea—to enlist some of America’s most beloved cartoonists to wage a war on bigotry.
Cartoonists Against Racism uncovers the secret campaign to create anti-racist comics and cartoons to flood America’s newspapers, classrooms, and union halls. Meet the artists and the work that was their ammunition in the battle for America’s soul.
The book showcases impactful anti-racism artwork from the era’s preeminent cartoonists, including multiple Pulitzer Prize winners Bill Mauldin and Vaughn Shoemaker; New Yorker cartoonists Carl Rose, Mischa Richter, and Frank Hanley; famed antiwar cartoonist Robert Osborn; Dave Berg of Mad magazine; renowned sports cartoonist Willard Mullin; noted labor cartoonist Bernard Seaman; comics artist Mac Raboy (Flash Gordon, Captain Marvel Jr.); and Eric Godal, who escaped from Nazi Germany and became a leading cartoonist in the American press and acclaimed artist Dick Dorgan.
The Complete Maus: A Survivor’s Tale
Price: $35.00
Author Art Spiegelman
Pantheon
Hardcover | 296 Pages
Box Set: 9780679748403
The definitive edition of the graphic novel acclaimed as “the most affecting and successful narrative ever done about the Holocaust” (Wall Street Journal) and “the first masterpiece in comic book history” (The New Yorker) • PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • One of Variety’s “Banned and Challenged Books Everyone Should Read”
A brutally moving work of art—widely hailed as the greatest graphic novel ever written—Maus recounts the chilling experiences of the author’s father during the Holocaust, with Jews drawn as wide-eyed mice and Nazis as menacing cats.
Maus is a haunting tale within a tale, weaving the author’s account of his tortured relationship with his aging father into an astonishing retelling of one of history’s most unspeakable tragedies. It is an unforgettable story of survival and a disarming look at the legacy of trauma.
The Writer (Mike Mignola) (DM Edition)
ISBN: 9781506750422
Price: $19.99
On Sale: 04/22/2025
Comic Script by Ben Berkowitz, Max Berkowitz, Josh Gad
Illustrated by Ariel Olivetti
Cover Design or Artwork by Mike Mignola
Dark Horse Books
Rated T
Paperback | 104 Pages
Standard Edition: 9781506744612
Direct Market Exclusive Edition featuring a cover by Mike Mignola!
Josh Gad and the Berkowitz Brothers team up with legendary artist Ariel Olivetti for a thrilling graphic novel of Jewish folklore and magic.
The Writer plunges readers into the captivating world of Stan Siegel, a renowned comic book writer, whose life spirals into a terrifying adventure beyond the confines of reality. Alongside his mother Liz and daughter Izzy, Stan faces an onslaught of Nazis, demons, and mythical creatures drawn from Jewish folklore. As they navigate a landscape steeped in occult mysteries, their quest for answers reveals hidden identities and ignites a high-stakes race against an emerging terror.
This gripping series not only celebrates the essence of comic book storytelling but also embarks on an exploration of heroism, legacy, and the power of writing.
Collects The Writer issues #1–#4.
Interior Spread from The Writer
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