Oberman, Sheldon

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By the Hanukkah light

When the family gathers to celebrate Hanukkah, Grandfather tells his own story of the holiday from World War II.

The always prayer shawl

1997
A prayer shawl is handed down from grandfather to grandson in this story of Jewish tradition and the passage of generations.

By the Hanukkah light

1997
A grandfather tells his grandchildren his own Hanukkah story from World War II.

The white stone in the castle wall

1995
John Tommy Fiddich's vegetable garden is wiped out by hail, leaving nothing but a large stone. He learns that Sir Henry M. Pellatt will pay one silver dollar for each dull colored stone accepted for building his castle wall. The effort involved in moving it makes the stone worth a lot to him, and eventually to Sir Henry as well.

The always prayer shawl

2005
A prayer shawl is handed down from grandfather to grandson in this story of Jewish tradition and the passage of generations.

Solomon and the ant

and other Jewish folktales
2006
A chronologically arranged collection of more than forty Jewish folktales with commentary, including "The Seven Questions of Alexander the Great," "A Special Way of Thinking," and "Which One Was Blind?".

The wisdom bird

a tale of Solomon and Sheba
2000
King Solomon learns a lesson from a little bird in this story based on Jewish and African tales.

The wind that wanted to rest

2012
An old tired winter wind looks for a place to rest, but storms and covers the earth with snow in frusteration after the oak tree and mountain order the wind away.

Island of the Minotaur

Greek myths of ancient Crete
2004
Weaves together the famous and forgotten myths of the mysterious Minoans of Crete. These tales are retold as one continuous tale.

The always prayer shawl

1994
A prayer shawl is handed down from grandfather to grandson in this story of Jewish tradition and the passage of generations.
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