Passover Books to Read with Young Children
Children’s Passover Books about provide a fun and engaging way for kids to learn about the history and traditions surrounding this special holiday.
For folks who don’t know, Passover is easily the most celebrated holiday in the Jewish year, commemorating the Exodus of Hebrew slaves from Egypt to freedom more than 3,500 years ago.
You can introduce your young child with these adorable books because little children want to be part of the Passover celebrations, too!
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Passover is a significant holiday in Jewish culture that is celebrated to commemorate the liberation of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt.
These books offer a way to explore the story of Passover, from the plagues of Egypt to the parting of the Red Sea, and introduce children to the characters and themes of the holiday, such as the Pharaoh, Moses, and the Ten Commandments.
They also highlight the various customs and rituals of Passover, including the Seder meal and the symbolic foods eaten during the holiday.
PASSOVER BOOKS TO READ WITH YOUNG CHILDREN
Perfect for preschoolers!
A loving family prepares for and celebrates Passover by cleaning the house, making matzoh ball soup, assembling the Seder plate, discussing the Four Questions and looking for the afikomen.
Perfect for family seders.
Read alone or with a cast and chorus, this light-hearted, rhyming tale takes readers through the Ten Plagues while the mean Pharaoh continues to shout “NO, NO, NO.”
A rhyming introduction to traditional Passover foods describes basic aspects of the holiday and features such engaging couplets as, “Why is matzah plain and flat? For centuries it’s been like that.”
ABC Passover Hunt is a colorful, interactive, rhyming search for Passover foods, customs, and symbols.
An enchanting mouse scours her cozy, miniature home for her Passover Seder plate with no luck.
Pippa Mouse must venture out and be brave to ask a cat, a snake, and an owl for help.
A spread at the end of the book shows the Passover plate with its six essential symbolic items: zeroah (a roasted bone), beitzah,(an egg), maror and charoset (bitter herbs), chazeret (mortar or paste), and karpas (a spring vegetable).
Passover is a time for families and friends to celebrate their faith and shared history.
Tomie dePaola’s simple text and beautiful illustrations provide insight into this special holiday for young readers.
A Sesame Street Passover story with stickers, a poster, and a card game!
It's Passover on Sesame Street, and Grover invites a few friends to a Seder at his house.
More and more guests show up, and room is made at the table to honor the traditional Passover invitation: "Let all who are hungry come and eat."
Girls and boys ages 2 to 5 will particularly enjoy the story's focus on the exciting hunt for the Passover afikomen, a piece of matzah that's hidden for the children to find.
A brief explanation of the history and customs of Passover is included at the end. Stickers, a poster that shows a splendid Seder plate, and a press-out matching card game add to the holiday fun.
The messages of inclusion and friendship make this colorful paperback storybook particularly timely.
A great way to introduce the history and traditions of this important Jewish holiday to the very young. It’s Passover, and family and friends are coming over to celebrate.
Young readers can lift the flaps and join the fun as the family in this lively story asks the Four Questions, samples the foods on the Seder plate, hunts for the Afikomen, and more.
Gracie is hosting her first Passover Seder.
Follow Gracie and Papa as they excitedly prepare for their Seder, then face an unexpected setback of biblical proportions!
With the love and support of their colorful family and friends, Gracie receives a big Passover surprise and starts a new family tradition of her very own.
Combining the festive cheer of the beloved Passover song with a melodic recounting of the Jews’ exodus from Egypt to Israel, this board book will be the perfect addition to any family tradition.
With Miriam Latimer’s charming illustrations, children and parents alike will be even more inspired to shout, “Dayenu!”
Covering all aspects of the Jewish festival of Passover, from the story of the exodus from Egypt to Passover preparations in the modern home, the Ultimate Passover Sticker Book is the perfect way to celebrate the history and traditions of Passover.
This post is part of the Passover for Kids Blog Hop from Multicultural Kid Blogs. Visit the co-hosts below for more about how to celebrate this special holiday with kids.
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I love this list! My son’s favorite Passover book is Izzy the Whiz and Passover McClean by Yael Mermelstein – we’ve read it so many times, we know it by heart!