Katherine Kahn

Sammy Spider learns about the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah; shares recipes for holiday snacks, main dishes, and desserts, each marked to indicate whether it includes meat, dairy products, or neither; and suggests related craft projects.

"The English alphabet is presented using Jewish holidays and traditions celebrated by the Shapiro family and observed by little Sammy Spider"--Provided by publisher.

"Sammy Spider learns about the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur."--

"In this new board book addition to the Sammy Spider series, Sammy watches as the Shapiro's prepare for and celebrate Hanukkah. Young readers can identify the many familiar Hanukkah shapes that Sammy sees."--Provided by publisher.

Sammy Spider learns about the festival of Sukkot by watching the Shapiro family build their sukkah.

Josh attends his cousin Ben's bar mitzvah where he gets a view of the Torah readings, the blessings, and one tradition that gets Sammy the spider into even more trouble than usual.

Sammy Spider participates in the holiday of Tu B'Shevat by spinning a special web for his friend the tree.

Sammy Spider's mother explains to him the holiday of Simchat Torah, when Jews eat candied apples and celebrate the importance of reading the Torah. Includes a recipe for candied apples.

Sammy Spider visits a sick friend and learns about doing good deeds.

Sammy Spider wants to help Josh get ready for Purim. Instead, he gets stuck inside a grogger. How will he escape?