Yaakov Schwartz is The Times of Israel s deputy Jewish World editor.
Clockwise from top left: The Secret Music at Tordesillas by Marjorie Sandor; the Calle de la Juderia, or Jewish quarter, in Segovia, Spain; author Marjorie Sandor (all photos courtesy of Sandor); Oud instruments in Cairo (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser).
A courtyard in Granada, Spain. (Courtesy Marjorie Sandor)
Stringed oud instruments in Cairo, Egypt. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
The Calle de la Juderia Vieja, or Jewish Quarter in Segovia, Spain, in 2008. (Photo by Marjorie Sandor)
A kitchen in the caves of Granada similar to what may have been used by 16th-century crypto-Jews. (Courtesy Marjorie Sandor)
These Books Will Get Your Kids Out of Their Reading Rut
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You’ve read
Goodnight Moon approximately 4,289 times. You’re not crazy about
The Giving Tree’s underlying message. And enough is enough: You wish that damn caterpillar would finally feel full already. If you’re stuck in a reading rut with your little kids (or if your big kids are stuck in a rut of their own), I’ve compiled a fresh reading list for you to tackle this year, built with the help of the parents in our Facebook community and with the goal of, hopefully, taking you beyond the titles you already have on your bookshelf.