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Ten Holiday Jewish Children’s Stories
Retold by Barbara Goldin ~ Illustrated by Jeffrey Allon
Pitspopany Press (2000)
45 pages ~ 12.0 x 8.8 x 0.4 inches
ISBN: Hard cover 0943706475 ~ Soft cover 0943706483
Using both original stories and classics gleaned from Rabbinic and Talmudic lore, the author has chosen tales that express the meaning of all the major Jewish holidays. At the end of each story there is a "Now Consider This" section designed to help the child and parent explore the moral message integrated into each tale.
Reviews:
From Booklist
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
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St. Louis Jewish Light
"The two things that make this book special are the beautiful full-page illustrations that go with every story and the thought questions that appear at the end of every story."
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