Sammy Spider wants to taste the golden honey the Shapiros set out for a sweet New Year. Mom tells him to stick to spinning webs, but will curious Sammy listen?

Curious about the Jewish holidays? Very young readers learn about holiday customs with everyone’s favorite inquisitive spider!

As Sammy Spider watches Mrs. Shapiro follow a recipe to make blintzes for Shavuot, young readers will learn how the Torah, which was given on Shavuot, is also a "recipe for life." Simultaneous.

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

Sammy Spider has fun playing games, solving puzzles, finding his way in a maze, finding menorahs and dreidels hidden in the drowings, and coloring pictures. All the activities take place during Hanukkah celebration.

When Sammy Spider's web gets swept away during the Shapiro family's Passover cleaning, his mother decides spring is a perfect time to make a new web. As Sammy learns to spin, he gets involved in the Passover seder and plays an important role in the success of the holiday meal. “An adorable story with vibrant cut-out illustrations and a surprise ending. The whole family will enjoy this charming story. . . . ” —Parent Council

Imagine James Marshall's The Stupids celebrating Hanukkah, and you'd get the Latke family! Lucy Latke's family is just like yours or mine. Except that they're potato pancakes. And also, they are completely clueless. After lighting the menorah and gobbling the gelt, Grandpa Latke tells everyone the Hanukkah story, complete with mighty Mega Bees who use a giant dreidel to fight against the evil alien potatoes from Planet Chhh. It's up to the Latke family dog to set the record straight. (To start with, they were Maccabees, not Mega Bees...) But he'll have to get the rest of the Latkes to listen to him first!