Happy Birthday, World: A Rosh Hashanah Celebration - Hardcover

Book 7 of 8: High Holidays

Kropf, Latifa Berry

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9780929371320: Happy Birthday, World: A Rosh Hashanah Celebration
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0929371321 ISBN 13: 9780929371320
Publisher: Kar-Ben Pub, 2005

Synopsis

This book is a child’s first introduction to Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, in a context a young child can understand and enjoy – a birthday party for the world!

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About the Authors

Latifa Berry Kropf teaches preschool, remedial reading, and Israeli dancing. She is the author of It’s Challah Time!, It’s Sukkah Time!, It’s Seder Time!, and It’s Hanukkah Time! She lives in Charlottesville, Virginia.


Lisa Carlson is executive director of Funeral Ethics Organization, http://www.funeralethics.org . FEO is a national nonprofit organization that works with the funeral industry in efforts to improve ethical standards and treatment of funeral consumers. She is a former executive director of FCA. She can be reached at lisa@funeralethics.org .

Reviews

PreS–Kropf's simple text compares a child's typical birthday celebration with the rituals of Rosh Hashanah. Instead of eating a birthday cake, apples are dipped in honey; instead of party horns, the shofar is blown; and instead of getting presents, tzedakah, or charity, is given to people in need. Each spread shows a small image of the birthday ritual and a much larger image of a contemporary family observing Rosh Hashanah. The soft-focus art is bright and cheerful. The second book begins, Grab a shovel./Pick a spot./Plant a tree,/It's Tu B'Shevat! and continues as a boy and his family plant a tree; say a blessing; enjoy the shade, the fruit, and the birds; and watch the sapling grow. The delightful, sophisticated illustrations aptly depict the beauty of nature. Jewish nursery schools and synagogue libraries will want to add these titles, as will other libraries in which there is a demand for Jewish holiday board books.–Rachel Kamin, Temple Israel Libraries & Media Center, West Bloomfield, MI
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Publisher
Kar-Ben Pub
Publication date
2005
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0929371321
ISBN 13 
9780929371320
Binding
Board book
Illustrator
Carlson Lisa
Number of pages
6
Rating
  • 3.89 out of 5 stars
    9 ratings by Goodreads