Avram's Gift - Hardcover

Blumberg, Margie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0962416622 ISBN 13: 9780962416620

Publisher: MB Publishing, 2003

Synopsis

"A Notable Book for Younger Readers" --Association of Jewish Libraries

Eight-year-old Mark has two wishes: To become a shofar blower--just like his High Holiday hero--and to make that photograph of his great-great-grandfather Avram disappear from the hallway in his new home. When the family gathers for Rosh Hashanah, though, Mark discovers that his own desire to blow the shofar is actually linked to a hope that the unsmiling man in the photograph once had. Avram's Gift is a charming portrait of a family and how their lives--past and present--mingle to make Mark's wishes come true. 

About this title

About the Author

Margie Blumberg is the author/publisher of the following:* "Avram's Gift" (illustrated by Laurie McGaw)* "Sunny Bunnies" and "Breezy Bunnies" (illustrated by June Goulding) * "Paris Hop!" and "Rome Romp!" (illustrated by Renée Andriani)* "No Naptime for Janie! A Hanukkah Tale" (illustrated by Renée Andriani)* "Bunny Romero's White House Adventure: The Whole Megillah!" (illustrated by Renée Andriani)* "The Scoop on Good Grammar." 
She is also the co-author of "Shakespeare for Kids, His Life and Times." 
Margie Blumberg is the publisher of several middle-grade books, as well as a picture book by the husband-and-wife writing team of Allison and Wayne Marks:* "Celtic Run: A Jake McGreevy Novel" and "Chicago Bound: A Jake McGreevy Novel" (by Sean Vogel)* "The Secret at Haney Field: A Baseball Mystery" (by R. M. Clark)* "Escape in Time" (a Holocaust novel by Ronit Lowenstein-Malz)* "Tutti's Promise" (a Holocaust novel by K. Heidi Fishman)* "A Gefilte Fishy Tale" (written by Allison and Wayne Marks and illustrated by Renée Andriani).
Future MB Publishing titles include the picture books "Busy Bunnies" and "Snowy Bunnies" (written by Margie Blumberg and illustrated by June Goulding) and "Paris Plunder," the third in the series of middle-grade Jake McGreevy novels (written by Sean Vogel). 

A native Washingtonian, Margie resides in Bethesda, Maryland, where she enjoys reading, collecting first-edition novels and plays, baking, biking, playing backgammon, and going to the theater. 

Review

"... delightful, moving ... teaches how each individual can deeply affect future generations. Exquisite watercolor illustrations...." -- The Canadian Jewish News, September 25, 2003

"...[I]llustrations ... capture personalities ... to perfection.... [T]old in ... warm, ... style.... Librarians will do children, ... a favor ... connecting them with ... book." -- Jewish Book World, Linda R. Silver, December 2003

"...touching and intriguing story... McGaw’s pictures are flawless....it’s sure to spark questions about ... legacies left to future generations." -- Judy Chernak, ChildrensLit.com, September 2003

"...well-illustrated ... affirms the values of family, tradition, ... continuity. The sounding of the shofar ... an important part of the plot." -- Association of Jewish Libraries, January 16, 2004, Notable Children's Books of Jewish Content: The Best of the Bunch from 2003

"The shofar's blasts will be even more meaningful after reading Avram's Gift ... a handsomely illustrated storybook...." -- Cleveland Jewish News.com, October 2003

About this edition

• Publisher: MB Publishing
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0962416622
• ISBN 13: 9780962416620
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 48
• Illustrator: McGaw Laurie