Levinson, Riki

While eagerly awaiting the arrival of her two younger brothers from the old country, Anna tries to speak more English and less Yiddish.

A girl and her dog go through a day highlighted by the vivid colors of sunrise, rain, mountains, forests, a rainbow, and sunset.

For five-year-old Jennie, growing up in a loving Jewish family in Brooklyn means dancing in the rain and baking cookies with her aunt.

Grandma tells about her mama's journey to America by boat.

Grandma tells about her mama's journey to America by boat.

Grandma tells about her mama's journey to America by boat, years ago.

As five cousins and their families arrive by various means of transportation, Grandma's home in Brooklyn gets livelier and livelier.

During the Depression, the year that six-year-old Jennie starts school brings many changes to her loving Jewish family, including her father's loss of his job and the birth of a new baby.