Kalaniot Books announced that it will release three new children’s picture books for the fall 2024 season:
“Uri and the King of Darkness: A Hanukkah Story” by Nati Bait with illustrations by Carmel Ben-Ami (Release date: October 22)
- “A Turkish
- Rosh Hashanah” by Etan Basseri with illustrations by Zeynep Özatalay (Release date: August 6)
- Etan Basseri, author of the critically acclaimed “A Persian Passover,” offers a work that highlights unique Sephardic traditions that can be incorporated into today’s Rosh Hashanah celebrations. The work focuses on Rafael and his cousins, who shop in a Turkish market for the ingredients for their family’s celebration. The story takes place in 1850s Turkey.
- “A Bright Light in Buenos Aires” by Santiago Nadar with illustrations by Paula Wegman (Release date: October 15)
- Dani is nervous: it’s his birthday, but he is worried that his classmates won’t come to his party because a strange bright light follows him everywhere. At first, Dani wishes to be like everyone else, but comes to realize he is perfect as he is. The author addresses such themes as emotional intelligence and self-love.
Uri and Shir wait for their father to return home on the first night of Hanukkah. During their wait, they must battle the King of Darkness to bring the light of Hanukkah to the world. Then their father arrives with a holiday surprise.