Subject search:humorous stories

The Castle on Hester Street

by Linda Heller
Paperback, 2007
Tags
PJ Library, Sydney Taylor Honor Book, Linda Silver "Classic", ages 6-8, Judaism through Children's Books, grandparents, AR book - LG, honoring elders, immigration and emigration, cheerfulness
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
6860
Status
Available
Call number
E HEL

The Matzah Man A Passover Story

by Naomi Howland
Paperback, 2004
Tags
Tot Shabbat list, Passover, AR book - LG, food, Seder, humor
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
6524
Status
Available
Call number
H PS E HOW

The Children of Chelm

by David A. Adler
Paperback, 1979
Tags
Poland, Chelm, ages 6-8
Collections
Easy Fiction (picture books), B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
5968
Status
Available
Call number
E ADL

Sheldon and Mrs. Levine, An Excruciating Correspondence

by Sam Bobrick
Hardcover, 1994
Tags
humor, mothers
Collections
Adult Fiction, B'nai Jacob Collection
Barcode
5860
Status
Available
Call number
F BOB

The Castle on Hester Street

by Linda Heller
Paperback, 2007
Tags
PJ Library, Sydney Taylor Honor Book, Linda Silver "Classic", ages 6-8, Judaism through Children's Books, grandparents, AR book - LG, honoring elders, immigration and emigration, cheerfulness
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
5791
Status
Available
Call number
E HEL

Shlemiel Crooks

by Anna Olswanger
Paperback, 2009
Tags
Passover, Sydney Taylor Honor Book, PJ Library, AR book - LG, community - kehillah, animals, crime and criminals, Elijah (Prophet), humor, United States - Midwest, Yiddish culture — 2 more, St. Louis, Missouri
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
5809
Status
Available
Call number
H PS J F OLS

Lemuel, the Fool

by Myron Uhlberg
Hardcover, 2001
Tags
folklore - folktales - legends, Chelm, AR book - LG, travel, humor, ages 3-5, ages 6-8
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
4296
Status
Available
Call number
E UHL

Bras & Broomsticks (Magic In Manhattan)

by Sarah Mlynowski
Hardcover, 2005
Tags
teens - teenagers, school, sisters, weddings, fathers, humor, New York, teen - young adult, supernatural, witches
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Series
Magic in Manhattan (1)
Barcode
4173
Status
Available
Call number
T F MLY

The Tale of Meshka the Kvetch

by Carol Chapman
Paperback, 1980
Tags
PJ Library, gratitude - HaKarat HaTov, happiness - contentment - joy - simcha, watching one's speech, wisdom - study - learning, folklore - folktales - legends, humor, Koach Ha Dibbur - the power of words
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
3694
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.2 CHA

God's Mailbox

by Marc Gellman
Paperback, 1998
Tags
CHAI Lit List Level 7, Judaism through Children's Books further reading, ages 9-12, Bible stories, Midrash, humor, Bible - Old Testament
Collection
Teen Non-Fiction (grades 6-12)
Series
Omnibus Taschenbuch
Barcode
3478
Status
Available
Call number
T 221.95 GEL

The Great American Novel

by Philip Roth
Hardcover, 1973
Tags
baseball, humor
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
2852
Status
Available
Call number
F ROT

Barney's Version

by Mordecai Richler
Hardcover, 1997
Tags
Giller Prize, Commonwealth Writers' Prize, humor
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
2848
Status
Available
Call number
F RIC

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay: A Novel

by Michael Chabon
Hardcover, 2012
Tags
Holocaust, Pulitzer Prize, URJ High School and Young Adult list, URJ Significant Jewish Books, AR book - UG, New York, humor, men, Golem, cartoonists, LGBTQ — 3 more, World War II, diversity and inclusion, B'Tzelem Elohim - In God's Image
Collection
Adult Fiction
Barcode
3421
Status
Available
Call number
F CHA

Shlemiel Crooks

by Anna Olswanger
Paperback, 2009
Tags
Passover, Sydney Taylor Honor Book, PJ Library, AR book - LG, community - kehillah, animals, crime and criminals, Elijah (Prophet), humor, United States - Midwest, Yiddish culture — 2 more, St. Louis, Missouri
Collection
Juvenile Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
2092
Status
Available
Call number
H PS J F OLS

The Matzah Man: A Passover Story

by Naomi Howland
Hardcover, 2002
Tags
Tot Shabbat list, Passover, AR book - LG, food, Seder, humor
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1622
Status
Available
Call number
H PS E HOW

God's Mailbox

by Marc Gellman
Hardcover, 1998
Tags
CHAI Lit List Level 7, Judaism through Children's Books further reading, ages 9-12, Bible stories, Midrash, humor, Bible - Old Testament
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Series
Omnibus Taschenbuch
Barcode
1354
Status
Available
Call number
J 221.95 GEL

Tell It to Naomi

by Daniel Ehrenhaft
Paperback, 2004
Tags
shalom bayit - peace in the home and family relationships, teen - young adult, AR book - MG+, choosing between right and wrong, honesty - emet, adolescence, family, friendship and loyalty - Re'ut/Dibbuk Haverim, humor, school, teachers — 3 more, New York, sisters, Koach Ha Dibbur - the power of words
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1840
Status
Available
Call number
T F EHR

When the Chickens Went on Strike (Picture Puffin Books)

by Erica Silverman
Paperback, 2005
Tags
Sydney Taylor Award, Linda Silver "Future Classic?", teshuvah - repentance, kindness to animals, derekh eretz - doing the right thing, AR book - LG, choosing between right and wrong, spirit - ruach, animals, Eastern Europe, Rosh Hashanah — 3 more, shtetl, humor, Russia
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1738
Status
Available
Call number
H HH E SIL

Five Little Gefiltes

by Dave Horowitz
Hardcover, 2007
Tags
Tot Shabbat list, mensch - decent person, AR book - LG, honoring parents, humor, Yiddish language, numbers and counting
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
1217
Status
Available
Call number
E HOR

A Mother's Kisses

by Bruce Jay Friedman
Paperback, 1964
Tags
Brooklyn, family, humor, mothers, New York, teens - teenagers, teen - young adult
Collection
Teen Fiction (grades 6-12)
Barcode
1026
Status
Available
Call number
T F FRI

Does God Have a Big Toe?: Stories About Stories in the Bible

by Marc Gellman
Paper Book, 1989
Tags
Linda Silver "Classic", ages 9-12, Tot Shabbat list, kindness to animals, mitzvah - mitzvot, faith in God, loving God, Bible stories, Midrash, humor, Bible - Old Testament
Collection
Juvenile Non-Fiction (grades 1-5)
Barcode
892
Status
Available
Call number
J 221.95 GEL

Castle on Hester Street

by Linda Heller
Paperback, 1990
Tags
Sydney Taylor Award, Linda Silver "Classic", ages 6-8, Judaism through Children's Books, grandparents, AR book - LG, honoring elders, immigration and emigration, cheerfulness, humor
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
89
Status
Available
Call number
E HEL

The castle on Hester Street

by Linda Heller
Hardcover, 1982
Tags
Sydney Taylor Award, Linda Silver "Classic", ages 6-8, Judaism through Children's Books, grandparents, AR book - LG, honoring elders, immigration and emigration, cheerfulness, humor
Collection
Easy Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
88
Status
Available
Call number
E HEL

The Tale of Meshka the Kvetch

by Carol Chapman
Hardcover, 1980
Tags
Linda Silver, gratitude - HaKarat HaTov, happiness - contentment - joy - simcha, watching one's speech, wisdom - study - learning, humor, Koach Ha Dibbur - the power of words
Collection
Easy Non-Fiction (picture books)
Barcode
37
Status
Available
Call number
E 398.2 CHA
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