Nina Jaffe

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  • Bibliography:
    18 Books
  • First Book:
    October 1992
  • Latest Book:
    August 2020
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Multi-Author Series List

Fairytale Retellings: Cinderella

The Way Meat Loves Salt (Sep-1998)

Famous Characters: Wonder Woman

Amazon Princess (Mar-2004)
I Am Wonder Woman (Mar-2004)
The Contest (Mar-2004)
The Journey Begins (Mar-2004)
The Arrival (Aug-2004)

Book List in Order: 18 titles

  • In the Month of Kislev

  • Sing, Little Sack!

    A wicked little man kidnaps young Marisol and makes her sing from inside his saquito. This tricks his audience into thinking the bag itself sings. But when Marisol's mother hears the familiar song, she knows at last where her little ni±a has gone. T...

  • The Uninvited Guest and Other Jewish Holiday Tales

  • Older Brother, Younger Brother

    A retelling of a classic Korean folktale finds two brothers who are as different as night and day, and the selfish aggression of the elder and the gentle mindfulness of the younger are carried on to their adult lives and directly affect their fortune...

  • While Standing on One Foot

    Here are eighteen stories from the Jewish tradition that challenge you to answer a question or solve a puzzle. When you've done your best, the authors give you answers that have come down through time. Can you outthink the sages, or will they help yo...

  • The Mysterious Visitor

  • The Way Meat Loves Salt

    Fairytale Retellings: Cinderella

    Many years ago in Poland, there lived a rabbi who had a wife and three daughters. One day, the rabbi asks his children a powerful question: "How much do you love me?" His older daughters profess their love in gold and diamonds, but his younge...

  • Patakin

    Where do drums come from? From the god Ayan, the Yoruba tell us; from Skeleton Woman, the Inuit say; from the stolen voice of the nevilala bird, according to the slit drummers of Vanuatu. Recounting ten myths about drums and drummers from around the ...

  • Amazon Princess

    Famous Characters: Wonder Woman

    When the Amazons hold a contest to see who will be the ambassador of peace to the Mortals' World, Diana, princess of the Amazons, is determined to prove that she has the speed, strength, and bravery to be champion. Original....



  • The Contest

    Famous Characters: Wonder Woman

  • I Am Wonder Woman

    Famous Characters: Wonder Woman

    I was born on Paradise Island.

    I come to share a message of peace and justice.

    I can fly like an eagle and ward off danger with the power of my silver bracelets.

    Bad guys, beware my Golden Lasso of Truth.

    I am Wonder Woma...

  • The Journey Begins

    Famous Characters: Wonder Woman

    Wonder Woman believes that Ares, the god of war, is to blame for the dark shadow of hatred that is spreading among the Mortals' World, so she must use all the tools at her command to defeat the powerful Ares. Original....

  • The Arrival

    Famous Characters: Wonder Woman

    It's a beautiful day for a parade, so why are people suddenly fighting? This looks like the work of Ares, the god of war. He has tricked everyone so he can take over the world. No one can stand in his way. No one, that is, except Wonder Woman!

    ...

  • Rain Forest

    When danger threatens the rain forest, only one person is strong enough, fast enough, and smart enough to protect it and the people who live there. Armed with her magic Lasso of Truth and silver bracelets, will Wonder Woman arrive in time to save ...

  • The Golden Flower: A Taino Myth from Puerto Rico

    Long ago, the island of Puerto Rico was called Boriquen . . . . And so begins this myth from the Taino, one of the indigenous cultures of the West Indies. Exquisitely penned by a gifted storyteller, this unique tale tells how a golden flower brought ...

  • Golden Flower, The

    The syncopated prose of Nina Jaffe draws the reader to the island of Puerto Rico, back before the Spaniards arrived. The island was inhabited by the Taínos, and they called their beloved island, Boriquén. This is their story of how Boriquén came t...

  • Sing, Little Sack! Canta, Saquito!-A Folktale from Puerto Rico

    FROM AMERICA’S MOST TRUSTED NAME IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION Every book in the Bank Street Ready-to-Read series is targeted at the individual abilities of children ages four to eight. The three interconnecting levels of the series are ...

  • Sing, Little Sack! Canta, Saquito!

    A wicked little man kidnaps young Marisol and makes her sing from inside his saquito. This tricks his audience into thinking the bag itself sings. But when Marisol's mother hears the familiar song, she knows at last where her little nina has gone...

Award-Winning Books by Nina Jaffe

The Mysterious Visitor
1997 Sydney Taylor Book Award -- Older Readers


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Nina Jaffe has published 18 books.

Nina Jaffe does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Sing, Little Sack! Canta, Saquito!, was published in August 2020.

The first book by Nina Jaffe, In the Month of Kislev, was published in October 1992.

No. Nina Jaffe does not write books in series.
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