Thirty-One Cakes - Hardcover

Loren Hodes; Hachai Publishing

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1929628137 ISBN 13: 9781929628131

Publisher: Hachai Pubns, 2003

Synopsis

Did your child ever lose a precious toy or find someone else’s treasured object? This lively, colorful picture book emphasizes the importance of Hashavas Aveida, returning lost things to their owners. It all begins with a girl named Estie who loses her gold ring while baking thirty-one cakes for a tzedakah bake sale. Could the ring have fallen into the batter? She can’t possibly cut open all those cakes to look… Instead, Estie sells each cake with a letter, asking anyone who finds her ring to return it. Days pass without a word. But, ever hopeful, Estie decides to wait and trust that: “Someone with Hashavas Aveida to do Is someone I’m certain will really come through!” Author Loren Hodes and illustrator Harvey Klineman really come through for children and their parents in this funny, colorful adventure!

About this title

About the Author

Loren Hodes lives in Johannesburg, South Africa with her husband Robin and six children. Loren has a BA Fine Arts Honours degree from Wits University. Writing has always been her special interest and she enjoys combining her personal insights and experiences as a mother together with her knowledge of Judaism in the stories she writes for children. Loren wrote and illustrated “Too Big, Too Little …. Just Right!” published by The Judaica Press, Inc. in 2002. Loren is currently working on a collection of charcoal drawings depicting Jewish life in pre-war Europe.

Reviews

PreSchool-Grade 1-In this heavy-handed and awkwardly told picture book, Estie accidentally bakes her ring into one of the cakes she and her mother have made for a charity bake sale. She writes a note for each one, explaining about the missing ring, with the hope that someone will return it. Eventually, after several convoluted and unbelievable episodes, the finder appears with it, proving that hashavas aveidah (returning lost things) is a wonderful thing to do. The text is written in trite, awkward rhyme, and the pen-and-ink and watercolor paintings are uninspired. The brief glossary for the Hebrew and Yiddish words has no pronunciation guide.
Amy Lilien-Harper, The Ferguson Library, Stamford, CT
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Edition details

• Publisher: Hachai Pubns
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1929628137
• ISBN 13: 9781929628131
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Harvey Klineman
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32