The Very Best Book selects familiar items that a child sees every day, like: boxes for cereal, coins for candy, water in raindrops, bottles of soda and then shows how these same objects can be used for mitzvos. The box is an esrog box, coins are for tzedakah, water in the washing cup, and a bottle of wine for kiddush. Ordinary everyday things used in a special Jewish way.
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"Splendidly designed for ages 2-5, The Very Best Book selected familiar items that a child sees ever day like boxes for cereal, coins for candy, water in raindrops, bottle of soda--and then shows how these same objects can be used for mitzvos. The box is an esrog box, coins are for tzedakah, water in the washing cup, and a bottle of wine for kiddush. Ordinary everyday things used in a special Jewish way. "Boxes, baskets, bottles and coins come in different shapes and sizes -- but what is the very best use for all these objects: Coins in the meter, coins to buy candy, and coins in the phone for a call, but, the coins that go to tzedakah are the very best coins of all!" Bright, vibrant full color illustrations bring each item and every page to life. The Very Best Book is, itself, a very best book indeed!"
-Children's Bookwatch, Oregon, WI May 1997
-Children's Bookwatch, Oregon, WI May 1997
"When Dina Rosenfeld a talented children's book writer combines her efforts with Vitaliy Romanenko, a new artist creating bright, true to life color illustrations, the result is a wonderful book for 2 to 5 year olds..."
-Jewish World News, Overland, KS, May 1997 -- Children's Bookwatch, Oregon, WI May 1997
Boxes, baskets, bottles and coins comes in different shapes and sizes...but what is the very best use for each of the objects? Mitzvot, of course! The Very Best Book selects familiar items that a child sees every day and then shows how these same objects can be used Jewishly. Bright, vibrant full-color illustrations by a brilliant new artist, bring each item and every page to life. Written by the beloved children's author, Dina Rosenfeld and published by Hachai Publishing. -- L'Chaim Publication,Brooklyn, NY, March 28, 1997
Rhyming text introduces the very young to some of the everyday objects that have a special place in Jewish life. Rhyming text introduces the very young to some of the everyday objects that have a special place in Jewish life. -- The Hartford Courant December 10, 1997
Splendidly designed for ages 2-5, The Very Best Book selected familiar items that a child sees every day like boxes for cereal, coins for candy, water in raindrops, bottles of soda -- and then shows how these same objects can be used for mitzvos. The box is an esrog box, coins are for tzedakah, water in the washing cup, and a bottle of wine for kiddush. Ordinary everyday things used in a special Jewish way. "Boxes, baskets, bottles and coins come in different shapes and sizes -- but what is the very best use for all these objects: Coins in the meter, coins to buy candy, and coins in the phone for a call, but, the coins that go to tzedakah are the very best coins of all!" Bright, vibrant full color illustrations bring each item and every page to life. The Very Best Book is, itself, a very best book indeed! -- Midwest Book Review
The Very Best Book abounds with colorful illustrations of happy, busy children. Whether catching fish or swinging on a swing, filling a menorah with oil or washing their hands with their washing cups, all of the children are obviously having a good time. The children dresses in costume and swinging noise makers as they celebrate Purim may be the most joyous children of all. Throughout the book children are shown using ordinary objects in ordinary ways - water for fishing and boating, boxes to hold cereal and toys, coins to buy candy or play video games. They are then shown using the same objects in doing mitzvos. The tassels on the four corners of the boys' prayer shawls represent the 613 mitzvos listed in the Torah. Though never mentioned in the text, these tassels are visible in every illustration. They remind the children that "...when we do all the mitzvos, We're th --Jewish World News, Overland, KS, May 1997
About the Author
Dina Rosenfeld, a former pre-school teacher from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, began by creating original stories for her young students. Now, she has well over a dozen childrens titles to her credit, including the popular Labels for Laibel, Why the Moon Only Glows, and The Very Best Place for a Penny. Dina lives in Brooklyn, NY where in addition to writing, she has become involved with childrens book editing and design.
About the Illustrator
Vitaliy Romanenko was born in Russia. He received his M.A. in Design at the St. Petersburg University of Art and Design. After graduation he was invited to join the faculty at the University where he taught composition and graphic art for eight years. During this period Vitaliy worked on many design and art projects. From 1991 to 1994 he and his wife Nataliya Piskunovo designed and illustrated eight colorful books for children. Since immigrating to the United States with his family, Vitaliy has worked as a computer artist on graphic projects. This is his first book for children, illustrated in the United States.
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