10 Children's Books For Rosh Hashanah To Help You Ring In The New Year

Another title in the successful Sammy Spider collection, Sammy Spider's First Rosh Hashanah is the story of the young spider watching a family prepare a Rosh Hashanah feast, including challah bread, and apples and honey in celebration of the New Year.

The perfect board book for little ones you are seeking to teach about the holiday, Rosh Hashanah Is Coming! relies on fun rhyming to tell the story of the New Year, including: Crack the eggs/Hear the sound?/Make this braided challah round./Rosh Hashanah is coming.

The final book in the Shalom Sesame series, I'm Sorry, Grover: A Rosh Hashanah Tale tells the story of Grover and Cookie Monster's trip to Israel to celebrate Rosh Hashanah. Along the way, readers meet Grover's Israeli friend Brosh who has lost his favorite hat and thinks someone might have stolen it. What he learns is a lesson in how to say he's sorry and how to commit to being a better friend in the New Year.

Engineer Ari and the Rosh Hashanah Ride is a story about "the first historic train ride from Jaffa to Jerusalem in 1892, shortening the journey between the two cities from 3 days to 3 hours," according to Amazon's website. In this book, Engineer Ari's train makes the trip to Jerusalem and collects goodies along the way to celebrate the Jewish new year, while also sharing with readers an important lesson he learns during his journey.

In Apple Days: A Rosh Hashanah Story, readers meet Katy, whose favorite holiday is Rosh Hashanah because she gets to make applesauce with her mom. But as the pair is about to embark on their tradition, Katy's new baby cousin is born and her mom has to leave town. Can Katie create a new tradition with the help of her dad, rabbi, teachers, and friends?

What happens when you start the New Year in a new city? Well, just ask Dina and her family in this fun book, What a Way to Start a New Year!: A Rosh Hashanah Story.

Main character Izzy’s favorite part of Rosh Hashanah is Tashlich, a ritual where people apologize for the past year's mistakes and, therefore, kick off the New Year with a fresh start. But New Year at the Pier: A Rosh Hashanah Story is the story of how Izzy is having a difficult time admitting to one mistake and how he goes about finding the courage to do so.

If you've been looking for a book that can help teach your children about the customs associated with the High Holidays, including Rosh Hashanah, then What Do You See on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur? is the book you've been waiting for.

In How the Rosh Hashanah Challah Became Round, Yossi's dad is the town baker, giving him the ideal opportunity to make challah bread, the classic High Holidays staple.

Want to introduce your littlest ones to Rosh Hashanah? Pick up Happy Birthday, World and start flipping the pages.