Joining Heather Dean on this special episode of “613 Books” podcast is Chanale Fellig-Harrel, the acclaimed singer, songwriter and popular podcast host of “The Weekly Squeeze with Chanale.” Chanale is on board to talk about the books our children read at home.

Chanale discusses her longtime love of reading and the high value she puts on reading books with her own children (despite parental exhaustions), offering up books with a compelling message and lovely to

The conversation also touches on the impact of the scandal surrounding famed author and therapist Chaim Walder; how it affected parents, children, and the Jewish literary world.

Show Notes:

Featured Guest: Chanale Fellig-Harrel

Visit Chanale’s website: https://chanalemusic.com/

Listen to the podcast “The Weekly Squeeze with Chanale”

On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0g2vRgdVQQlCIdRoznT0TF

On Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-weekly-squeeze-with-chanale/id1614568206

On Audible: https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Weekly-Squeeze-With-Chanale-Podcast/B09VNQ77B1

Some of Chanale's favorite books for Jewish children:

Author Ellen Emerman

Is it Shabbos Yet? https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1447890.Is_It_Shabbos_Yet_?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=XPGTfKJmcf&rank=1

Author Dina Rosenfeld

The Little Girl Named Miriam: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5449824-a-little-girl-named-miriam

Kind Little Rivka: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2143460.Kind_Little_Rivka

Little Boy Named Avram: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/506670.Little_Boy_Named_Avram

David the Little Shepherd: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2143458.David_the_Little_Shepherd

The Very Best Place for a Penny: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4570232-the-very-best-place-for-a-penny

Yaffa Ganz

Mimi and Simi:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13553426-the-story-of-mimi-and-simi?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_13

The Little Old Lady Who Couldn’t Fall Asleep: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1284416.The_Little_Old_Lady_Who_Couldn_t_Fall_Asleep?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_44

Where Are You Hashem?

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1284352.Where_Are_You_Hashem_

Who Knows One?

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2993139-who-knows-one-a-book-of-jewish-numbers

Safta Simcha: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1447885.Savta_Simcha_and_the_Incredible_Shabbos_Bag?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_12

Aydel Lebovics

The Teeny Tiny Yarmulka: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3518126-the-teeny-tiny-yarmulka?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_23

The Wind in the Sukkah

Artscroll

The Elegant Little Lie

Bracha Goetz

What Do You See (Entire Series of Books)

Let’s Stay Safe: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19836501-let-s-stay-safe?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=dF5WMBX3tn&rank=11

Show Announcer for 613 Books Podcast: Michael Doniger

Michael’s contact info, voice-over samples, and demo: https://michaeldoniger.com/