| Saliman and the Memory Stone
by Erica Lyons Illustrated by Yinon Ptahia Apples & Honey Press, May 8, 2024 When young Saliman’s family left Yemen in 1881 to move to Jerusalem there were so many things they could not take along. Promising to remember it all, even the names of each their goats and the color of their fur, he clutched his memory stone, a piece of his house that he kept in his pocket, as a way to keep Yemen in his heart. On sale now on Amazon, B&N, and other online sellers! “I worry that, as Jewish writers, our voices will be silenced, but there’s a child out there who needs that story, and maybe reading it now is even more important for them than before,” she says. “I keep thinking about that child, waiting for that particular story – and that’s all that matters.” Tablet Magazine’s Best Jewish Children’s Books of 2024 And in Saliman and the Memory Stone by Erica Lyons, we learn about an earlier migration of Yemeni Jews in the 1880s. Illustrated by Yinon Ptahia in an appropriately more subdued palette of mostly reds and browns, the colors echo Yemen’s red mountains and deserts. Saliman and the Memory Stone by Erica Lyons, illus. by Yinon Ptahia (Behrman/Apples & Honey, $18.95, May, ISBN 978-1-68115-631-6). Ages 4–8. Inspired by a true story, this book tells of a Jewish boy who leaves Yemen for Jerusalem in 1881, carrying a stone from his house to remind him of his homeland. Publishers Weekly: 2024 Children’s Books for Jewish American Heritage Month “Lyon’s language is lyrical, capturing both the difficulty of the journey and a palpable sense of a loving family and tight-knit community…” The Sydney Taylor Schmooze: Review of Saliman and the Memory Stone Download FREE Saliman worksheets!
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