# @etraintalks on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2026-02-21T17:27:38.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** E TRAIN TALKS - 12 Year Old Literacy Advocate (@etraintalks) — https://gondola.cc/etraintalks

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Chag Purim Sameach!

Starting the evening of March 2nd, Jewish communities around the world will celebrate Purim—a holiday that commemorates how Queen Esther saved her people in ancient Persia.

👉🏻For me, this holiday has always been tied to books. I remember my mom reading sweet & festive picture books to me when I was little, and now I’m excited to pass that on. I’ve put together a list of many my favorite Purim stories that capture the joy, the costumes, and the traditions of the holiday!

📚MEET THE HAMANTASCHEN: A PURIM MYSTERY by alan_silberberg 

📚PURIM PLAY by ronischotter 

📚MAX’S MASK: A PURIM STORY by Havvah Deevon
Illustrated by itaybekin 

📚QUEEN ESTHER SAVES HER PEOPLE by ritagoldengelman 

📚BACKYARD PURIM by kellyterwilliger 

📚CAKES AND MIRACLES: A PURIM TALE by Barbara Diamond Goldin

📚PURIM MASQUERADE by Samara Klein

📚THE PURIM CHICKEN by cuyler.margery 

📚JUST LIKE QUEEN ESTHER by kerryolitzky 

📚PURIM BASKETS by nchurnin 

📚PURIM POSSIBILITIES barbarakimmelwrites 

📚TODAY I AM A HAMANTASCH by vardaart 

👉🏻Quick Guide for celebrating Purim:

📜 Listen: To the Megillah (make some noise!).

🎭 Celebrate: Wear a costume and eat something triangular.

🎗️ Share: Give gifts to friends and charity to the less fortunate.

📚 Read: Read and share Purim stories with family, friends and classrooms of kids!😊

E Train Talks, Inc., is a 501©(3) nonprofit founded and led by Ethan when he was just 11-years-old. Now at 15, Ethan is an award-winning literacy advocate, climate activist and Giving Tuesday Leader. Find out more at www.etraintalks.com 

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