6 Passover Books For Kids You Shouldn’t Pass Over

This board book is perfect to engage your young ones with an early introduction to the Passover holiday through illustrations and simple text. With illustrations of major components of the holiday and the food centered around the celebrations, this book is great to start naming the different elements of Passover and the Passover Seder. 

IIf you’re looking for a book to read with your youngest readers, then you shouldn’t pass over A Seder for Grover. In this board book, you’ll get to celebrate Passover with some of your friends from Sesame Street! Big Bird, Avigail, and Moishe Oofnik all go celebrate Passover with Grover, and together they eat matzah, read from the Haggadah, and find the afikomen.  

For a Passover book that’s full of puns, you’ll want to add Meet the Matzah by Alan Silberberg to your collection. The book follows Alfie Koman, a piece of matzah who really likes to hide. When Alfie’s teacher asks him to tell the story of Passover, the school’s sourdough bully, Loaf, interferes and flips the story on its head. With the help of Alfie’s friend Challa Looyah, the two work to correct the story. This story is bready and willing to help you teach your young readers the story of Passover!

For a sweet story of traditions with unexpected results, you’ll want Welcoming Elijah: A Tale with a Tail. It features a young boy, a stray cat, and the tradition of families opening their front door for the prophet Elijah. When the young boy opens the door, he finds a stray cat on his porch, and of course, the family quickly welcomes the cat in. There’s even extra information in the back about the traditions and customs of the Passover Seder, so alongside this cute story, you can easily talk to your kids about the customs, traditions, and history.   

For a little bit of magic to accompany the holiday, The Passover Guest is the perfect heartwarming read to enjoy with your young reader. Set in the spring of 1933 in Washington D.C., this book tells the story of young Muriel whose family has been hit hard by the Great Depression. Because they don’t have much food for a feast, Muriel spends her afternoon out wandering when she encounters a magician, makes a kind gesture, and then is encouraged to run home where she finds a feast waiting for her. This book is full of whimsy and hope, and it will be the perfect story to return to year after year.  

For a retelling of the Passover story, you’ll want to pick up The Story of Passover. This book is all about Moses leading his people out of Egypt, and it tells the major events of the story with accessible language and beautiful illustrations. This is the perfect book if you’re looking for a resource to teach your young readers what Passover commemorates, and it includes an author’s note that will help you talk about the celebration and how different foods are symbolized in the story!