Cakes and Miracles: A Purim Tale

Purim is approaching and Hershel, the only blind boy in the village, wishes he could help his mother prepare hamantashen for the holiday. If only I could see, he thinks, I could help my mother more. That night, Hershel dreams of a winged angel descending a sparkling ladder. She says, "Make what you see. You see when you close your eyes. You see in your dreams." With new courage, Hershel learns to trust his dream and creates something more beautiful than anyone in the whole village can imagine. An Author's Note about Purim is also included.

Author Barbara Diamond Goldin has written many distinguished books on Jewish themes, including The World’s Brithday: A Rosh Hashana Story, A Mountain of Blintzes, and The Passover Journey: A Seder Companion. In 1997, she received the Sydney Taylor Body-of-Work Award from the Association of Jewish Libraries. A former preschool teacher, language arts teacher, and writing instructor, she currently works as a librarian and enjoys conducting writing workshops. She lives in western Massachusetts.

Illustrator Jaime Zollars lives in Baltimore, Maryland and teaches illustration at the Maryland Institute College of Art