{"id":9071190769901,"title":"Something Sweet","handle":"something-sweet","description":"\u003ch6\u003eComing March 24, 2026. Pre-order today!\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eSomething Sweet\u003c\/h1\u003e\n \u003ch2\u003eA Sitting Shiva Story\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/leslea-newman\"\u003eLesléa Newman\u003c\/a\u003e \/ Illustrated by: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/sarita-rich\"\u003eSarita Rich\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eSometimes the best thing you can do is listen.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLizzie is determined to cheer up her friend who is mourning the loss of his grandfather. 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Something Sweet

A Sitting Shiva Story

By: Lesléa Newman / Illustrated by: Sarita Rich

Sometimes the best thing you can do is listen.

Lizzie is determined to cheer up her friend who is mourning the loss of his grandfather. But when Lizzie and her mother arrive at his house for a shiva call, Joshua isn’t in the mood for their usual puzzles or magic tricks. He misses his grandfather.

As Lizzie participates in the Jewish customs of mourning for the first time, she begins to understand a new side of friendship. Maybe all Joshua needs right now is someone to listen.

Something Sweet balances themes of processing grief, experiencing another culture, and learning how to be a good friend—and does so with tender care.

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Lesléa Newman, author

Lesléa Newman has written more than 70 books and anthologies, including Welcoming Elijah: A Passover Tale with a Tail, winner of the Sydney Taylor Book Award and the National Jewish Book Award. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she now resides in Massachusetts.

Read more about Lesléa.


Sarita Rich, illustrator

Sarita Rich is the illustrator of Havdalah Sky: A Poem for the End of Shabbat; Daddy, Me, and the Magic Hour; and Hypnosis Harry. She is from northern Alaska and currently lives in Hawaii. www.saritarich.com

Read more about Sarita.

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Hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-62354-571-0

Ages: 5–8
Page count: 32
11 x 81/2

Publication date: March 24, 2026