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Answered Prayer: And Other Yemenite Folktales

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I bought this book for nieces and nephews who live in a strictly orthodox family in Israel. It is always dicey to make good selections for them as I am not of their sect. This book, however, was well received by the parents and loved by the children.

compiled by Shari Gold and Mishael Caspi are warm, fun stories and expose the reader to a world of Yemenite folklore, names and customs. The story The Answered Prayer was selected to be included in the Jewish Community Library of Los Angeles public radio production "One People Many Stories: Jewish Stories from Around the World." The incomparable Mike Burstyn reads The answered Prayer on the Library's CD, "One People, Many Stories."

The Answered Prayer And Other Yemenite Folktales is a compilation of twelve Yeminite Jewish stories selected from Mishael Maswari Caspi's extenstive collection of hundreds of such tales, and translated into English when they were adapted by Sharlya Gold for young readers. Nicely illustrated in black and white byMarjory Wunsch, these Yeminite Jewish folktales include: The Wanderer; Ovediah's Fortune; The King's Three Questions; The dreamers; Moshe the Miser; The Nagging Wife; The Purchase; The Woodcutter; Ya'ish and the Protector; Elijah's Mercy; The Three Wise Acts; and the title story, The Answered Prayer. This wonderfully presented and highly recommended collection is enhanced for young readers (as well as their parents and teachers) with a glossary of yemenitie words and phrases, and a pronunciation guide to Yemenite names.

Warm, new folk tales which reflect the culture of the Yemenite Jewish people. Humorous, thought provoking and memorable stories. Good to tell to your own children to inspire wonder and delight