No Ungapatchka!

A spirited young girl learns the meaning of a new Yiddish word while developing her own bold style

Sarah is excited to choose her clothes for school this year. However, her older sisters have lots of rules about dressing for school, and the most important one is no "ungapatchka" -- their Bubbie's word for things that are bright, busy, weird, or loud.

Sarah tries her best to follow her sisters' fashion advice, but it's clear that her style is different from theirs. On Monday, she dresses in bright orange and gold polka dots that shine like the sun. And on Tuesday, she dresses like the rainbow outside her window. Her sisters are not impressed with her style choices, but Bubbie encourages Sarah to make her own rules for how to dress. And Sarah soon finds the joy of standing up for herself, even when that means standing out.

This colorful, expressive story will encourage readers to step outside the status quo, try something new, and embrace ungapatchka in their own lives.

YAARA ESHET was born in Israel and studied at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem. Yaara has illustrated over thirty books for children and adults. She has exhibited her art in galleries and museums, in solo and group exhibitions, in Israel and Canada. Yaara lives in Toronto, Ontario, with her family and a variable number of cats.

DEBORAH KERBEL is the award-winning author of more than thirty books for young people. Her work has been shortlisted for the Governor General's Literary Award, the Forest of Reading Silver Birch Fiction Award and the Canadian Library Association's YA Book Award, among others. Born in London, England, Deborah now lives in Thornhill, Ontario with her family.