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Yettele Babbelonski, a widow and a compulsive talker, quickly becomes the town gossip of her East Europe village, until a kind and knowing Rabbi creates a scheme to make her realize the error of her ways.
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Kindergarten-Grade 3?A felicitous adaptation of a cautionary tale told originally as a warning against leshon harah (slander/gossip). A widow without children, "Yettele had a lot of time for minding other people's business," and mind it she does! Not only does she spread rumors from one neighbor to another, but she always has the facts wrong and surmises the worst. Eventually, everyone in Ostrow is afraid to talk to her, so she goes to the Rabbi. He advises her on the course of action that convices her never to gossip again. Rothenberg tells the tale in language redolent with Old World rhythm and with a few transliterated Yiddish expression inserted for emphasis. Her Yettele is a memorable character on a par with Carol Chapman's The Tale of Meshka the Kvetch (Dutton, 1980). Gouache on bristol board illustrations depict the village and its inhabitants in bright, almost tropical, colors. Leaning houses form a patchwork against cerulean skies and green hills; they are not authentically drab, but charming. A welcome, tellable addition to folktale collections from a talented newcomer to the world of children's books.?Marcia Posner, Federation of New York and the Jewish Book Council, New York City
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Yettele's Feathers
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Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 1995
ISBN 10: 0786820810
ISBN 13: 9780786820818
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Yettele's Feathers
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Yettele's Feathers.
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Hyperion Books for Children, New York, 1995
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ISBN 13: 9780786820818
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YETTELE'S FEATHERS.
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Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Joan Rothenberg (illustrator). The first edition is stated, nicely illustrated in color by the author. "Yettele who loves to gossip, is finally taught a lesson by the Rabbi." FINE HARDCOVER. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Seller Inventory # 034626
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