A mother, father, and three young children in a typical Jewish family celebrate their most important holidays in the attractively illustrated Festival Time books, which speak not only to Jewish children but to boys and girls of all faiths. Purim is a time of merriment, and this family celebrates by dressing the kids in homemade biblical costumes, giving gifts of food, and going to a party. At the reading of the Megillah, the children make merry noises to drown out the name of Haman, the evil advisor to the Persian king. Haman is described in the Book of Esther as the man who was foiled in his plot to murder Persia's Jewish population. (Ages 3-7)
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"Cheery watercolors and a first-person narrative demonstrate how a child's family participates in the customary rituals, focusing on the most festive aspects… Endnotes explain the religious and historical significance of each holiday."
—Publisher's Weekly, February 24, 2003
"Purim is one of the most problematic of Jewish holidays to introduce to preschoolers and there are few successful books about it written at the early childhood level. This fills a need and does it quite nicely, with a simple story, attractive full page illustrations, and an emphasis on the happy parts of the holiday, rather that on its commemoration of a brush with genocide."
—Jewish Book World, 2003
—Publisher's Weekly, February 24, 2003
"Purim is one of the most problematic of Jewish holidays to introduce to preschoolers and there are few successful books about it written at the early childhood level. This fills a need and does it quite nicely, with a simple story, attractive full page illustrations, and an emphasis on the happy parts of the holiday, rather that on its commemoration of a brush with genocide."
—Jewish Book World, 2003
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Here is a simple and delightful introduction to the Jewish festival of Purim, suitable for even the youngest child.
Follow a family as they wear costumes, go to synagogue, and make lots of noise!
Also in the Festival Time! series:
Apples and Honey -- A Rosh Hashanah Story
Eight Candles to Light -- A Chanukah Story
Four Special Questions --A Passover Story
Follow a family as they wear costumes, go to synagogue, and make lots of noise!
Also in the Festival Time! series:
Apples and Honey -- A Rosh Hashanah Story
Eight Candles to Light -- A Chanukah Story
Four Special Questions --A Passover Story
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