It's Purim Time! [Library Binding]

Latifa Berry Kropf (Author), Tod Cohen (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2005 | Series: Purim

In the fifth of our popular holiday series, preschoolers dress up and act out the story of Purim, make groggers (noise makers) and hamentaschen (three-cornered cookies), and deliver shalach manot (Purim treats).

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreS–Large, color photographs show students in a Jewish preschool participating in a variety of activities as they prepare to celebrate Purim. Individual children are shown making a crown for King Ahashuerus, a beard for Mordechai, a necklace for Queen Esther, and a mustache for Haman. Others choose costumes from the dress-up corner. Groggers (noisemakers) are made from soda cans filled with birdseed and decorated with colored paper, stickers, and marker. As the teacher reads the story of Queen Esther, the children shake their groggers at each mention of Haman's name. A snack of tri-cornered hamantaschen (cookies) is eaten, decorated bags of food are distributed, and the class poses for a Purim portrait. The craft project and a very brief explanation of the holiday are appended. One or two simple sentences of text per page in extra-large type provide a caption for each photo. Purim offers an attractive, appealing introduction to a holiday that children love to celebrate.–Susan Scheps, Shaker Heights Public Library, OH
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Review

"...It’s Purim Time is another winner!" -- Association of Jewish Libraries

"…offers an attractive, appealing introduction to a holiday that children love to celebrate." -- School Library Journal

Product Details

• Library Binding: 24 pages
• Publisher: Kar-Ben Publishing (January 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580131530
• ISBN-13: 978-1580131537
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 8.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #590,665 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #93 in Books > Children's Books > Religions > Judaism

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A 2006 Notable Children's Book of Jewish Content, March 14, 2006

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This review is from: It's Purim Time! (Library Binding)

As with the others in Kropf's holiday series, this book is an excellent example of developmentally appropriate early childhood education. The activities depicted are fun and age-appropriate and the children appear genuinely engaged. We see plenty of individual and group hands-on activities. We see activities that children naturally connect with, such as dressing up and eating treats.

An added benefit is that we see values being transmitted: in several pictures children give shalach manot baskets, and the class makes groggers from recycled materials. Thus we see both generosity and care for the earth being modeled. A sensitive endnote explains the source of the Hebraicized Yiddish term shalach manot.

The children represent varying levels of Jewish observance. Some wear tzitzit and kippot. Others have a mainstream appearance. A group shot of costumed children depicts traditional Purim costumes as well as a few others such as ballerina, horse-rider, etc.

A brief endnote about Purim is included but the book is very much intended for children already familiar with the holiday. This is a must for all Jewish early childhood settings.

This book was named a 2006 Notable Children's Book of Jewish Content by the Association of Jewish Libraries. To hear an interview with the author, tune in to the March 2006 episode of the podcast The Book of Life at www.jewishbooks.blogspot.com.