If you could take one sefer (in English, either a smallish softcover or those pocketsized hardcovers*) to Israel on vacation with you, what would you take?

*this size if you don't know what I'm referring to

Hebrew for Dummies

Ha ha. No.

I'm thinking Chovot Halevavot.

Before making Aliiyah I would always travel with my Mesillat Yersharim in my hand luggage.

(Later I added kehati mishnayos as well - but you're a girl.)

Kehati is my favor sefer but I don't have the pocket sized ones and I'm not going to buy just one volume for this trip.

EY is more a place to bring sforim back from than a place to take sforim to.

Absolutely!. It costs about a third of what it costs in the US for the same seforim.

totally, which is why my mother usually asks for stuff to be brought back. So much cheaper (especially Feldheim cuz they're printed here too).

Not Artscroll though.

And many English sefarim do cost more here.

But the Hebrew ones are waaay cheaper.

Pirkei Avos.

Restore My Soul - Breslov Research Insitute - smal pocket sized

And also Garden of the Souls is also very good.

But she doesn't seem to be suffering, so I think something like Chovot haLevavot, Mesillat Yesharim, Derech HaShem, Orchos Tzadikim would be good.