Only Nine Chairs (Passover) [Paperback]

Deborah U. Miller (Author), Karen Ostrove (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up | Series: Passover

A seder for 19 with seating for 9
Will some have to stand while the others recline?

A rhyming tale for young and old presents a new solution to an old dilemma -- the overcrowded seder. A Passover classic.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Kar-Ben Publishing (February 1982)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 093049413X
• ISBN-13: 978-0930494131
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 7.5 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #687,528 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #84 in Books > Children's Books > Holidays & Celebrations > Jewish

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for tikes, March 29, 2002

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This review is from: Only Nine Chairs (Passover) (Paperback)

This darling 37-page book offers even the smallest of children--babies and toddlers too--a funny Passover feast.

The poem has barely more than 200 words, but hilariously recounts the arrival of guests--while counting their 19 noses, 38 thumbs, freckles and the hosts' insufficient chairs. It wanders through places they might find seats, including "in the attic,/ Or on bookshelves in pairs,"... "in the sink/ Soaking suds with the pans," camped out "in the carport" or in "empty trash cans."

For the Kiddush (blessing the wine) the family will stand, so that's no problem, but the child narrator knows that sitting down for the meal will land "half on the floor." He thinks of stacking everyone in one chair, and reading "the Haggadah/ Sing songs filled with hope,/ With one book at the bottom/And a long periscope."

I won't spoil any of the glorious special effects. Suffice it to say, readers will delight in the book's dipping of greens, funny hiding of matzah and hysterical asking of four questions. (Even Elijah brings a laugh.) Children also love the simple pen and ink drawings that bring this light-heartedness to life. Alyssa A. Lappen

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great story in rhyme for the younger set (ages 3-8), January 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Only Nine Chairs (Passover) (Paperback)

A very clever poem about celelbrating the Seder when there is not enough room. Especially nice for non-orthodox families because the characters could be us and the traditions referenced in the book are probably familiar to most readers even if not orthodox. And the last line of the book makes me smile time and time again. I think I may it enjoy it more than my children. Get it. You can't go wrong.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious Book about Seder, March 21, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Only Nine Chairs (Passover) (Paperback)

What I like most about this book is that it is so differentfrom the average Jewish children's book. Instead of going through theseder and what each thing symbolizes, it tells a humorous story about a girl worried that there will not be sufficient seating at her family's seder table. Its a funny book, that just happens to occur during Pesach. A real treat.