New Releases by Ferida Wolff

Rachel Berger needs twenty-five cents to make her dream come true. But for Rachel, twenty-five cents is a fortune--and she''s running out of time. A Sydney Taylor Book Award Notable Title Third-grader Rachel Berger longs to be different. At the very least, she''d like to be set apart from her copycat little sister, Hannah. The second Rachel spots the glass rose buttons at Mr. Solomon''s button shop, her heart stops. They''ll be the perfect, unique touch on the skirt her mother is making her for Rosh Hashanah. There''s just one problem: Rachel can''t afford them. With her focus set on earning enough to buy them before the holiday, will Rachel lose sight of what''s really important? Themes of sisterhood, sibling rivalry, and strong family values are organically woven in to this charmingly illustrated chapter book set on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in the early twentieth century.

This book addresses children''s worries with humor and imagination, as hilarious scenarios teach kids the use of perspective and the art of creative problem-solving.

Missed Perceptions: Challenge Your Thoughts Change Your Thinking is a book that will shift the way you look at the world. Written in individual essays, it really poses just one question - How large can you be? It focuses on expanding perception in all directions. Each time we hold on tightly to what we think is the only answer, we miss perceptions that aren''t within our current frame of reference. When we question our long-held thoughts and understandings, we challenge our perceptions and encourage experiences that broaden us, awaken us, and ultimately enlarge the space in which we live. Our individual openness to a wider perspective is the gateway to a more satisfying and creative life.

Babba Zarrah has a beautiful woollen blanket, which the children love to sit on to listen to her stories. When Babba Zarrah realises that her neighbours need new clothes, she unravels her story blanket in secret in order to knit them the things they need. Soon there is no blanket left, but the villagers have a solution for that...

At night various sounds lull a child to sleep.

Henry loves honey! He loves honey so much that he sets up a beehive in his backyard. But the hive attracts not only bees--it attracts Bruno the bear as well. Henry and Bruno quickly strike up a friendship: Henry helps Bruno find a home, and Bruno saves Henry''s honey from destruction. They go camping together, all the while watching out for bears that might eat their food. But in the end, a bear does end up eating all their food--Bruno! Readers will love reading about Henry and Bruno''s fun-loving adventures, told in three hilarious vignettes.

Thirteen suitably creepy things from witches to snakes and ghosts are counted in honor of Halloween.

Provides instructions for making costumes, decorating, fixing fun foods, and playing games for a Halloween celebration.

Kiko becomes the March wind and the summer firefly, plants a seed in May, jumps in the fallen leaves of October, plays hide-and-seek with the harvest moon, and catches snowflakes. As the months pass, Kiko welcomes each new season and finds ways to celebrate the changes it brings. In free verse and with lovingly painted illustrations, the changing seasons are captured through the eyes of a little girl.

Pairs of rhyming verses show that such things in the natural world as weeds, a breeze, sand, and ice can be seen both positively and negatively.

After her Bat Mitzvah, all Alyssa wanted to do was dance. She loved the practice sessions at the studio. And she loved performing. But suddenly there were so many other pressures. The persistent but sympathetic rabbi wanted her to join the Confirmation class. Alyssa''s best friend was very sick and needed her badly. And if Alyssa missed another dance rehearsal, she would be thrown out of the Nutcracker. If only she could decide what to do...

The villagers'' plan to create a splendid garden for their emperor gets bogged down in jealous arguments, happily resolved when the emperor himself comes to visit.

Offers plans for original homemade costumes and recipes for easy-to-prepare treats, along with Halloween riddles, tricks, crafts, and games

A woodcutter''s coat is stolen, then passed from one person to another until it comes back full circle to the woodcutter himself.