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Picture books by Sean Kramer

Joyful Jewish books for little readers

Meet Ari the Lion Cub, who learns big Jewish values one roar at a time, and his best friend Sal the Seal, who swims the world to meet Jewish kids everywhere.

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סַל In Hebrew, sal means “basket.” Just like Sal’s!
Ari the Lion Cub and Sal the Seal waving hello
The books

Find your next favorite

Every book is a paperback, printed and shipped by Amazon. Ages 3 to 7.

Ari the Lion Cub

Courage, honesty, gratitude and family, told through a lion cub kids adore.

Sal the Seal

A journey to Jewish communities around the world, with a basket full of friendship.

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Specials

Bundles, classroom sets and signed copies

Ordering for a school, a synagogue or a whole family? Author pricing is available for bulk orders.

Hanukkah

The Hanukkah Trio

Three books for eight nights:

  • Ari’s Eight Nights
  • Ari and the Shiny Dreidel
  • Ari’s Hanukkah Fun! activity book
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For schools

Classroom sets

A full set of Ari and Sal books for your classroom, preschool or library, at author pricing.

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Give back

Sponsor a Jewish classroom

Put Ari and Sal in the hands of children at a Jewish school or early childhood center. You choose the classroom, or I’ll match you with one.

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Author visits

Bring Ari and Sal to your community

Story times and programs for schools, synagogues, JCCs, libraries and family events.

1

Find Your Roar story time

Ages 3 to 6

A read-aloud of Ari’s stories with a roaring sing-along and a talk about courage, honesty and kindness.

2

Sal’s Shalom Journey

Ages 4 to 8

Travel with Sal to Morocco, India, Argentina, Israel and Australia. Kids discover how Jewish families celebrate around the world, and pack their own “basket” to share.

3

Holiday family programs

All ages

Hanukkah, Shabbat and Passover story programs for synagogue and JCC family events, with book signing.

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Ari and Sal, off the page

Plush friends, tote bags and more are on the way. Join the list and you’ll be the first to know when the shop opens.

Ari plushA cuddly lion cub to read along with
Sal’s explorer capTeal with a gold button, kid-sized
Shalom tote bagFor library day and Shabbat dinner
Sticker sheetsAri, Sal and all their friends
Sal the Seal waving
About the author

Hi, I’m Sean Kramer

I’m a Miami writer and a longtime leader in the Jewish and nonprofit community. I created Ari the Lion Cub to give young Jewish kids a hero who looks at the world the way they do: curious, a little nervous sometimes, and full of heart.

Sal the Seal came next, so kids could meet Jewish families from every corner of the world and see how much we share. Different places, different foods, different songs. But the very same Shabbat.