Passover! - Hardcover

Schotter, Roni

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0316939919 ISBN 13: 9780316939911

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2006

Synopsis

Rhyming text describes a family's celebration of Passover.

About this title

About the Author

Roni Schotter is the author of three picture books about Jewish Holidays for L,B: Hanukkah!, Passover Magic, and Purim Play.

Erin Eitter Kono is the illustrator of Hula Lullaby (Little, Brown Spring 2005).

Reviews

PreSchool-Grade 1-A rhyming text describes a family's celebration of this Jewish holiday. The house is cleaned, the table is set with the Seder plate, matzoh ball soup and gefilte fish are served, the story of the Exodus from Egypt is read, the afikomen is hidden and found, and the prophet Elijah is welcomed inside. Each spread has a few lines of simple text with dialogue set apart by a different, larger font. Large, cheerful cartoon illustrations, in gouache and acrylic paint over a digital collage, colorfully depict a contemporary family. An author's note provides further details about observances, and the last page asks readers to find nine pictured Passover items in the book (bitter herbs, salt water, greens, and so on). Accessible to children unfamiliar with the holiday, the book is similar to Miriam Nerlove's Passover (Albert Whitman, 1989), Leslie Kimmelman's Hooray! It's Passover! (HarperCollins, 1996), and Abby Levine's This Is the Matzah (Albert Whitman, 2005). It will be most welcomed in libraries serving Jewish populations.-Rachel Kamin, Temple Israel Libraries & Media Center, West Bloomfield, MI
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PreS-Gr. 1. The family is excited. The house is "Passover perfect," and Grandma and Grandpa have arrived for the seder. The tale unfolds in a short, rhyming text as the food is put on the table, the story of Passover is read, and the matzo is hidden. Izzy the dog makes a playful addition to the celebration. This is strictly for young children who have some familiarity with Passover; those who don't won't have a clue about the references to Elijah, the seder plate, the hidden matzo. Adults will want to incorporate the author's note, which will add weight and dimension to the reading. The note describes Passover as a holiday of freedom and explains what individual elements signify. The cheerful ink-and-watercolor artwork, mostly in blues, greens, and yellows and highlighted by brighter spring colors, is attractive. Ilene Cooper
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Edition details

• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0316939919
• ISBN 13: 9780316939911
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Kono Erin Eitter
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 28