Most Popular Books by Barbara Cohen

After Sam''s father died, he became so wrapped up in the Brooklyn Dodgers that he could describe every game they''d played in the past four years. Nobody was very interested, until Sam met Davy. They came from different races, religions, and generations. But it didn''t take long before they had a friendship that went well beyond baseball.

A modern Thanksgiving classic about an immigrant girl who comes to identify with the story of the Pilgrims, as she seeks religious freedom and a home in a new land. As Molly nears her first Thanksgiving in the New World, she doesn''t find much to be thankful for. Her classmates giggle at her Yiddish accent and make fun of her unfamiliarity with American ways. Molly''s embarassed when her mother helps with a class Thanksgiving project by making a little doll that looks more like a Russian refugee than a New England Pilgrim. But the tiny modern-day pilgrim just might help Molly to find a place for herself in America. The touching story tells how recent immigrant Molly leads her third-grade class to discover that it takes all kinds of pilgrims to make a Thanksgiving. Originally published in 1983, Molly''s Pilgrim inspired the 1986 Academy Award-winning live-action short film.

Two children try to rescue the carp their mother plans to make into gefilte fish for the Seder.

Author and artist Barbara Cohen received a two-week artist''s residency to live and paint in a dune shack on Cape Cod''s National Seashore. For more than 80 years. the rustic shoreside accommodations have renewed and invigorated the likes of e.e. cummings. Eugene O''Neill, and Mary Oliver, among other writers and artists, and Cohen was looking forward to a similar rejuvenation.Cohen intended to continue her work on a series of abstract paintings, but soon found new, unexpected inspiration in the antics of her 11-year-old black Labrador retriever, Gabe. I was compelled, the Provincetown, Massachusetts, resident writes, to photograph and paint Gabe, as he followed my every step ... What flowed, with help from the surprise muse, is a captivating sequence of restful mixed-media portraits that will appeal to dog lovers, Labrador aficionados, beach buffs, and those with a particular fondness for the grass-fringed beaches of the eastern shore.Gabe proves a convivial canine model for Cohen''s camera and brush. alternatively highlighted as the subject of a piece, then resembling only a friendly force on a field trip through the dunes. The artist successfully captures the natural light and colors of Cape Cod''s unique setting and reflects them in the warm turquoise-sky blues, sea-grass greens, and sand-pebble yellows that seep from her images.Dog in the Dunes is a rare collection that can be viewed as a trip diary of sorts, a focused series of fine-art images, a dog-owner''s tribute to her aging but ever-faithful companion -- or a moving mix of all three. This book will capture the hearts and imaginations of a broad and appreciative audience.

"Fourth-grader Wade Thompson is having trouble adjusting to Kennedy, the new school where he has been transferred to a class for the gifted and talented. . . . With fast-moving dialogue, humor and sympathy, Cohen weaves a story of developing friendships and self-knowledge and once again demonstrates how well she understands a child''s need for acceptance".--The Horn Book.

Retells the Biblical story of Joseph, from his viewpoint, relating how he was sold into slavery and became the Egyptian Pharaoh''s adviser.

In an ancient Arab nation, one woman dares to be different.Buran cannot -- Buran will not-sit quietly at home and wait to be married to the man her father chooses. Determined to use her skills and earn a fortune, she instead disguises herself as a boy and travels by camel caravan to a distant city. There, she maintains her masculine disguise and establishes a successful business. The city''s crown prince comes often to her shop, and soon Buran finds herself falling in love. But if she reveals to Mahmud that she is a woman, she will lose everything she has worked for.

When Women Work Together identifies the factors that both enhance and threaten good work relations between women and, through stories and exercises, shows women step-by-step exactly how to interact and make work productive and satisfying.

Molly, who recently emigrated with her family from Russia to New Jersey, learns about birthday parties and who her real friends are.

Jim is the only one in the first grade who is scared of The Thing on television. He feels so ashamed. No one else is afraid. He won''t even play Super Heroes with the rest of the class. But when a praying mantis walks on Danny''s arm, no one wants to touch it. Only one brave first grader dares to take it off. Who could it be?

An invitation from a stranger on a train takes Nikki to unicorns and the boarding of an ark.

Florrie makes her stern father angry by building a fire in her toy stove, but by the end of the day she finds out Papa really loves her after all.

A German refugee''s unhappiness affords Benny Rifkind a chance to show his family that he has concerns other than baseball and the 1939 World''s Fair.

Two teenage loners become involved in the senior class play which helps them understand the meaning of friendship and betrayal.

Fifteen-year-old Dinah''s insistence on dating a handsome football star causes bitter dissension in her family because the boy is not a Jew like them.

A young girl reminisces about the journey from her cholera-ravaged village in Eastern Europe to the United States where she is reunited with her father.

Vacationing at Long Beach Island, four cousins engage in a variety of activities, including pretending to be orphans, raising money for a trip to Atlantic City, and avoiding a whiny cousin named Miranda.

Helping her widowed mother run a small inn provides 16-year-old Rachel with many opportunities to adjust to growing up.

Two young boys, one Israeli, the other Jordanian, meet in an orange grove separating their border villages and make a secret pact.

Fourth-grader Emily is forced to think about her Jewish heritage when the new boy, an Orthodox Jew, refuses to participate in the school Christmas celebrations.

When her father steals a rare rose from a florist shop, Isabel is pressed into employment there as payment to the hideously deformed owner.

A retelling of the story of David, going beyond what is in the Bible to include today''s knowledge of archaeology, history, politics, psychology, etc., to present the ruler of Israel as he must have been in 1000 B.C.

This book provides the tools middle and high school teachers need to incorporate the Internet into the existing curriculum framework.

Mandy has always refused to compete with her glamorous cousin Lissa, but the remarriage of Lissa''s mother sets off a complex chain of events that catapult both girls into unexpected romantic relationships.

Vic Abrams''s secure world becomes unstuck when his mother reveals she is not Jewish, and therefore, there will be no bar mitzvah.

In this heartwarming new celebration in words and pictures, women of all ages and walks of life give us inspiring glimpses of their special relationships with their canine companions. There''s Donnasue and her German shepherd, Leo, who race each other to answer the telephone, and Deborah, who shares the fun of running down sand dunes with her Scottish deerhounds, Traveller and Irene. Shirley and her Doberman pinscher, Gunna, love exploring the woods and fields, while Cindy and her collie, Tennyson, prefer to hit the open road. Ann takes Koa and Falk swimming in a Hawaiian lagoon, and Cynthia dines with Charlie at the best restaurants in France. We meet service dogs like Meko, the hearing ear dog, Bear, the police K-9, and Clea, a Great Pyrenees who keeps away the neighborhood cougar. We are also introduced to dogs who have made a profound impact on women''s lives, like George, who prevented a house fire, Georgette, who helped a young girl through her parents'' divorce, and Cole Porter, who kept his owner from taking a plane destined to crash. And we meet dogs just as memorable for being nothing more than their affectionate, fun-loving selves. The experiences described in these stories have inspired dedication, loyalty, admiration, and, above all, long-lasting friendship. Women portray their dogs as faithful buddy, fearless hero, and riotous clown. They demonstrate how dogs have transformed and added new dimensions to their lives. And they leave us with a magnificent testament to the enduring warmth and love between women and their dogs.

Feeling neglected by her innkeeper mother, Rosie reveals her feelings and dreams in a fantasy world called the Land of Three Roses which she and her bartender friend create together.

A retelling of a traditional Arabic tale in which a young woman disguises herself as a man and opens up a shop in a distant city in order to help her impoverished family.