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At Zeyde's Deli, Sundays mean helping Grandpa serve the neighborhood's best pastrami on rye.
One moment you're carrying a tray of the deli's famous sandwiches. The next, you’re standing in a sea of broken cookies and scattered sprinkles while the lunch rush stares. But right there in the chaos, a grandchild learns what family tradition really means—and that sometimes the best memories come from our biggest messes. A warm, funny story about growing up one matzo ball at a time.
Perfect for:
- Families: Looking for a heartwarming story about intergenerational bonds, cultural heritage, and the joy of shared meals.
- Educators: Seeking an engaging way to introduce themes of tradition, resilience, and the historical significance of community spaces like delis.
- Young Readers: Who love stories about food, family, and discovering their place in a cherished tradition.
Deli Days is a celebration of tradition, resilience, delicious food and even better company.
“A child looks forward to visiting their grandfather’s deli each Sunday in this upbeat picture book that highlights the various delights found in cultural hotspots…The electric colors in the pop art illustrations make the bright deli scenes engaging, and the depictions of steaming borscht and stuffed sandwiches are sure to make young audiences salivate.”
—Foreword
“Original, fun and funny, Deli Days [is] a unique, memorable, and deftly crafted story of food, family and tradition. It is also an especially and unreservedly recommended pick for family, daycare center, preschool, elementary school, and community library picture book collections for children ages 3-7.”
—Midwest Book Review
"Bright colors and bold, simple brush strokes bring the deli to cheerful life. The pages are full of loving depictions of traditional Ashkenazi foods like borscht, knishes, pastrami, and rugelach… A delicious slice of Jewish life, passed down from one generation to the next.”
—Kirkus