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Stella’s Special Recipe: A Rosh Hashanah Story
Released by Kar-Ben Publishing on August 4, 2026.
It’s Rosh Hashanah, and Stella is finally old enough to make her family’s famous stuffed cabbage rolls. The recipe has been passed down from her Bubbe Sophie to her Nana to her Mama, with each adding their own special ingredient, and a little bit of love. Now it’s Stella’s turn. What special touch will she add? A mouth-watering tale focusing on the meaning of family traditions, connecting generations through food, and celebrating Jewish heritage. Back matter provides a stuffed cabbage recipe adding extra enrichment. A holiday story that’s sweet in more ways than one! (ISBN: 9798765670552; List Price $19.99)
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Praise for Stella’s Special Recipe: A Rosh Hashanah Story
Stella’s Special Recipe is featured in the article, “From fake burps to reverse tashlich, new children’s books bring the High Holidays to life,” which was shared by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency and
The Jerusalem Post.
Stella’s Special Recipe was featured in Liza Weimer’s Jewish Kidlit column, which appeared in NJ @jewishstandard’s Our Children section.
Read the review of Stella’s Special Recipe from Reviewer Belinda Brock on the Jewish Book Garden substack.
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Order Your Copy Now!
Kar-Ben Publishing The Weitzman Museum Store Amazon Barnes & Noble Bookshop.org The Jewish Museum ShopCheck out the current promotion from Kar-Ben Publishing!
Click the image below for a full set of educator resources, including a ready-to-use slide deck, downloadable worksheets, and more!
Click here to read Melissa’s interview with Barbara Bietz on the blog “Jewish Books for Kids…and More!”
Click here to read Melissa’s interview with Moni Ritchie on the blog “Book Nook”
Click here to read Melissa’s interview on Ellen Leventhal’s blog.
Click here to read Melissa’s interview on Mariana Rios Ramirez’s blog.
Click here to read Melissa’s interview with Martha Seif Simpson’s on the blog “The Simpsonian Muse.”
Click here for the Lerner Books blog which includes Stella’s Special Recipe in its August New Releases post.