Ten Holiday Jewish Children's Stories
Illustrated by Jeffrey Allon
Author: Barbara GoldinISBN(s): 0943706475
Article Number: 999800005597
Language: EN
Publisher: Pitspopany Press
Hardcover
45 pages
Dimensions: 18cm x13.2cm x0.6cm
Ages 5-8. Ten stories, each related to a historical event or a tradition (blowing the shofar, sleeping in the sukkah, etc.) that springs from a Jewish holiday, are included in this spirited collection. With many quotes, simple language, and some large, double-spread pictures just right for showing to small groups, the collection is a natural for storytellers. Several of the tales are framed in a dialogue between a loving grandmother and her grandchildren, and humor is sometimes an ingredient: the people in "Wake up and Beat the Drums" could live in Chelm. But Goldin gives each tale a deeper meaning, which she reinforces with questions at the end of the tales. The questions will help listeners think about the message in the story and how it relates to their own Jewish lives.
