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Herschel, the legendary trickster, outwits a reluctant innkeeper with a most unusual threat, in a whimsical folktale complemented by colorful line drawings.
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About the Author
John O'Brien is a well-known NEW YORKER cartoonist. For Clarion, he has illustrated DEAR OLD DONEGAL
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Kindergarten-Grade 3-- When Abraham kindly took in strangers, he laid the foundation for the Jewish value of ``hospitality to the traveler,'' thus setting the stage for its misuse by a certain type trickster known as luftmensch --a man without visible means of support who relies on guile to take advantage of villagers' generosity. In this story, Herschel, on the road from Minsk to Pinsk, frightens the innkeeper who has no food to give him when he threatens to `` `. . .do what his father did' '' if she doesn't comply. She rushes around to collect food, imagining the horrible things ``his father did.'' The humorous, heavily textured scratchy sketches, with their washes of color in muted shades of lavender, ochre, green and blue, are perfect accompaniments to this tongue-in-cheek tale. While they are too dense for large groups to see, they will work well with smaller groups and for independent reading. For follow up, introduce readers to Eric Kimmell's Hershel of Ostropol (JPS, 1982; o.p.) and Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins (Holiday, 1989). --Marcia Posner, Federation of New York and the Jewish Book Council, New York City
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- PublisherHoughton Mifflin Harcourt
- Publication date1992
- ISBN 10 0395550424
- ISBN 13 9780395550427
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages32
- IllustratorO'Brien John
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