Books
Klezmer!
By Kyra Teis
Kar-Ben Publishing, November, 2021
ISBN: 978-1-5415-9800-3
A child makes a music-filled visit to her grandparents apartment on the Lower East Side, dancing to klezmer music, and connecting its old-country beginnings to its new rockin' vibe.
"This is a book to make the heart sing - about klezmer music - or as the author-illustrator writes, 'Klezmer's oldish, and newish / like jazz, but it's Jewish.' Let your hands clap, your toes tap. This is picture book music-making at its best. Huzzah!"
-- Jane Yolen, author
By Kyra Teis
Kar-Ben Publishing, November, 2021
ISBN: 978-1-5415-9800-3
A child makes a music-filled visit to her grandparents apartment on the Lower East Side, dancing to klezmer music, and connecting its old-country beginnings to its new rockin' vibe.
"This is a book to make the heart sing - about klezmer music - or as the author-illustrator writes, 'Klezmer's oldish, and newish / like jazz, but it's Jewish.' Let your hands clap, your toes tap. This is picture book music-making at its best. Huzzah!"
-- Jane Yolen, author
"A delightful, deliriously happy introduction to an unusual and too-little-known musical form." ― Kirkus Reviews, STARRED
"Introducing children to joyful parts of the Jewish past is always enriching. When the past continues into the present, this exchange is even better. From accordion to bass, from uptown to downtown, the sounds and stories of klezmer come alive in this book." ― Emily Schneider, Jewish Book Council
"Introducing children to joyful parts of the Jewish past is always enriching. When the past continues into the present, this exchange is even better. From accordion to bass, from uptown to downtown, the sounds and stories of klezmer come alive in this book." ― Emily Schneider, Jewish Book Council
Todah
By Kyra Teis, PJ Library, 2015
Babies have so many things to say todah (thank you) for, from the wonders of a brand-new day to a stuffy bunny who loves to sing and play. With lilting lyrical rhyme accompanied by colorful collage, the board book reminds babies and parents alike to stop and notice the many things there are to be grateful for.
By Kyra Teis, PJ Library, 2015
Babies have so many things to say todah (thank you) for, from the wonders of a brand-new day to a stuffy bunny who loves to sing and play. With lilting lyrical rhyme accompanied by colorful collage, the board book reminds babies and parents alike to stop and notice the many things there are to be grateful for.
Sometimes When I'm Bored
Written by Deborah Serani Illustrated by Kyra Teis Free Spirit Press, 2022 ISBN: 978-1631986956 A sensitive and supportive story to help children learn practical strategies for coping with boredom and loneliness. “An insightful, encouraging book full of self-guided remedies.” ― Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review |
Sometimes When I'm Mad
Written by Deborah Serani
Illustrated by Kyra Teis
Free Spirit Press, September, 2021
ISBN: 978-1-63198-609-3
Anger is often an overwhelming emotion for children. Using gentle and straightforward language, Sometimes When I'm Mad describes a child’s experience with anger and the many ways it can surface, along with ways children can use anger management techniques.
Written by Deborah Serani
Illustrated by Kyra Teis
Free Spirit Press, September, 2021
ISBN: 978-1-63198-609-3
Anger is often an overwhelming emotion for children. Using gentle and straightforward language, Sometimes When I'm Mad describes a child’s experience with anger and the many ways it can surface, along with ways children can use anger management techniques.
Sometimes When I'm Sad
Written by Deborah Serani
Illustrated by Kyra Teis
Free Spirit Press, 2019
ISBN: 978-1-63198-382-5
Sometimes When I’m Sad is an invaluable self-help resource that helps children identify sadness or depression and offers helpful ways to manage it, The word depression is never used in the gentle, child-focused text, but this simple story offers an entrance point for both adults and children to identify and address childhood depression symptoms early.
Written by Deborah Serani
Illustrated by Kyra Teis
Free Spirit Press, 2019
ISBN: 978-1-63198-382-5
Sometimes When I’m Sad is an invaluable self-help resource that helps children identify sadness or depression and offers helpful ways to manage it, The word depression is never used in the gentle, child-focused text, but this simple story offers an entrance point for both adults and children to identify and address childhood depression symptoms early.
The Magic Flute
By Kyra Teis, Star Bright Books, 2008, ISBN-10: 1-59572-058-8
This adaptation of Mozart’s opera contains all of the classic fairy tale elements. Prince Tamino must save Princess Pamina from her evil mother, the queen. Three beautiful ladies give him a magical flute that will charm both animal and human to help him on his quest. With the help of his flute and his jovial friend Papageno, he overcomes the trials of silence, patience, and courage. Will he be able to win Princess Pamina’s hand in marriage? Share this wonderful edition with a child to find out. Includes a note about Mozart and some teaching ideas to create some Mozart magic in your own home or classroom.
By Kyra Teis, Star Bright Books, 2008, ISBN-10: 1-59572-058-8
This adaptation of Mozart’s opera contains all of the classic fairy tale elements. Prince Tamino must save Princess Pamina from her evil mother, the queen. Three beautiful ladies give him a magical flute that will charm both animal and human to help him on his quest. With the help of his flute and his jovial friend Papageno, he overcomes the trials of silence, patience, and courage. Will he be able to win Princess Pamina’s hand in marriage? Share this wonderful edition with a child to find out. Includes a note about Mozart and some teaching ideas to create some Mozart magic in your own home or classroom.
Words Are Like Faces
Written by Edith Baer
Illustrated by Kyra Teis
Star Bright Books, 2007
ISBN:1595721088
Edith Baer’s Lucid rhymed couplets and Kyra Teis’ colorful illustrations express the significance of words in everyday life and seek to underline the intricate interlinking of the world of language and communication to people. Although the couplets are easy to memorize, the underlying meaning demonstrates the role of language in building a human community which connects, corresponds, informs, and nurtures through dialogue. The beautiful illustrations display the many different faces of children and how words can affect all of us. The book teaches us to treat words, like children, carefully, and to embrace them by speaking, writing, and listening to them.
Written by Edith Baer
Illustrated by Kyra Teis
Star Bright Books, 2007
ISBN:1595721088
Edith Baer’s Lucid rhymed couplets and Kyra Teis’ colorful illustrations express the significance of words in everyday life and seek to underline the intricate interlinking of the world of language and communication to people. Although the couplets are easy to memorize, the underlying meaning demonstrates the role of language in building a human community which connects, corresponds, informs, and nurtures through dialogue. The beautiful illustrations display the many different faces of children and how words can affect all of us. The book teaches us to treat words, like children, carefully, and to embrace them by speaking, writing, and listening to them.
Speaking of Me
Written by Beth Mathers
Illustrated by Kyra Teis
Star Bright Books, 2006
ISBN-13: 978-1-59572-039-9
A handbook for life and self-discovery, Speaking of Me grew out of the highly-successful workshops Beth Mathers conducts with teens and at-risk teens. Quotes and aphorisms by great men and women, spanning all cultures and all eras of civilization, are the starting point for a workbook that everyone can use to find self-knowledge and a way to a fuller life. Subjects include courage, friendship, forgiveness, kindness, generosity, learning to love and be loved, and many other essential aspects of happiness and fulfillment.
Written by Beth Mathers
Illustrated by Kyra Teis
Star Bright Books, 2006
ISBN-13: 978-1-59572-039-9
A handbook for life and self-discovery, Speaking of Me grew out of the highly-successful workshops Beth Mathers conducts with teens and at-risk teens. Quotes and aphorisms by great men and women, spanning all cultures and all eras of civilization, are the starting point for a workbook that everyone can use to find self-knowledge and a way to a fuller life. Subjects include courage, friendship, forgiveness, kindness, generosity, learning to love and be loved, and many other essential aspects of happiness and fulfillment.
Look!
By Kyra Teis
Star Bright Books, 2005
ISBN-13: 978-1-59572-058-0
Very young children need little prompting to identify shapes and colors just as soon as they can say the words, and they will delight in the many visual treats enclosed in this book. Each page is a vibrant abstract painting that allows children and adults to imagine and find the what, where, which and how of color and shape. A splendid book that will also inspire those children old enough to make their own art.
By Kyra Teis
Star Bright Books, 2005
ISBN-13: 978-1-59572-058-0
Very young children need little prompting to identify shapes and colors just as soon as they can say the words, and they will delight in the many visual treats enclosed in this book. Each page is a vibrant abstract painting that allows children and adults to imagine and find the what, where, which and how of color and shape. A splendid book that will also inspire those children old enough to make their own art.
Read to Me
Written by Judi Moreillon
Illustrated by Kyra Teis
Star Bright Books, 2003
ISBN-13: 978-1-93206-549-7
Read to Me is a gentle rhyme that shows the quiet side of family life through beautiful images of families of all kinds. It speaks of the importance of reading to children from the time they are born. Every new parent should have this book!
Available as a hardback or a sturdy board book.
Also in Spanish and Vietnamese
Written by Judi Moreillon
Illustrated by Kyra Teis
Star Bright Books, 2003
ISBN-13: 978-1-93206-549-7
Read to Me is a gentle rhyme that shows the quiet side of family life through beautiful images of families of all kinds. It speaks of the importance of reading to children from the time they are born. Every new parent should have this book!
Available as a hardback or a sturdy board book.
Also in Spanish and Vietnamese
Daughters of Eve
Written by Lillian Hammer Ross
Illustrated by Kyra Teis
Barefoot Books, 2000
ISBN-13: 978-1-59572-058-0
ISBN-10: 1-59572-058-8
"More magic From Barefoot Books. Daughters of Eve consists of nine stories about extraordinary women taken from the Bible and the Apocrypha. Strong storytelling and illustrations produced in the usual inimitable Barefoot style." - Bookseller
Daughters of Eve is currently out of print.
Written by Lillian Hammer Ross
Illustrated by Kyra Teis
Barefoot Books, 2000
ISBN-13: 978-1-59572-058-0
ISBN-10: 1-59572-058-8
"More magic From Barefoot Books. Daughters of Eve consists of nine stories about extraordinary women taken from the Bible and the Apocrypha. Strong storytelling and illustrations produced in the usual inimitable Barefoot style." - Bookseller
Daughters of Eve is currently out of print.