From a noted children's Judaica writer comes a grand introduction to ten major Jewish holidays. Each entry offers a rich description of the holiday and its celebration in simple, lively language, while a glossary with pronunications gives more information about biblical historical figures, symbols, and rituals. Full-color illustrations.
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From Publishers Weekly
Garrison's (Another Celebrated Dancing Bear) handsome collagraphs set the tone for this elegant introduction to major Jewish holidays as well as the Sabbath. From Rosh Hashanah to Purim, Passover and Shavuot, Silverman (The Glass Menorah) delves into Torah and Jewish tradition, neatly distilling the historical background, spiritual significance and present-day rituals associated with commemorating and celebrating each of these special days. Her prose is direct, almost poetic in its simplicity, and it's ably matched by Garrison's unique use of media (a kind of collage that is subsequently printed on a press). She shows families that could be from the '40s or the '90s, and she is equally at ease in depicting Biblical scenes. The timeless air of her illustrations complements the rich fabric of tradition that Silverman recreates so dextrously. Ages 3-7.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 2-Silverman describes the Sabbath, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Simchat Torah, Hanukkah, Tu Bishevat, Purim, Passover, and Shavuot in simple free-verse text. Garrison's collographs are appealingly childlike, but, despite their bright watercolor highlights, are dominated by murky browns. Melanie Greenberg's Celebrations (Jewish Publication Society, 1991) introduces many of the same holidays in more poetic free verse and features joyful full-color artwork. David Adler's A Picture Book of Jewish Holidays (Holiday, 1981), which has a more meaningful text and marvelous illustrations; his Children's Book of Jewish Holidays (Mesorah, 1987), which gives the historical significance of each feast or fast day and outlines how it is observed today; and Greer Cashman and Alona Frankel's colorful Jewish Days and Holidays (Modan-Adama, 1986) are all for the same audience.
Marcia Posner, Federation of New York and the Jewish Book Council, New York City
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Marcia Posner, Federation of New York and the Jewish Book Council, New York City
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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