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Ten Holiday Jewish Children's Stories | |
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"Ten stories, each related to an 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..." /Booklist/ | |