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Awe-some Days

Poems about the Jewish Holidays

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Discover and celebrate all of the Jewish holidays with this warm and engaging poetry collection by the acclaimed author of Mirror Mirror.
In this cheerful, enjoyable poetry collection, a family decides to celebrate every Jewish holiday for a full year, “the ones we know well, the ones we do not.” Starting with new-year apples dipped in honey on Rosh Hashanah all the way to flowers and chocolates on Tu B’Av (often called “Jewish Valentine’s Day”), readers can explore the joy and meaning of the various holidays along with this lively family of five. A brief explanation of the holiday accompanies each poem.
 
By an award-winning and beloved children’s poet, this is a wonderful introduction to Jewish celebrations, observances, and days of remembrance.
 
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    • Publisher's Weekly

      September 5, 2022
      A light-skinned family decides to observe every holiday in the Jewish calendar—“the ones we know well,/ the ones we do not,” announces Singer’s speaker. As Wulfekotte’s digitally colored pencil illustrations portray celebrations, starting with Rosh Hashanah and proceeding with well-known and less familiar holidays, the narrator reflects on the meaning of each occasion in a first-person poem, and accompanying commentary fills in details and context (“Shavuot, which occurs seven weeks after the beginning of Passover, has been called ‘the most important Jewish holiday you never heard of’ ”). Unseen cousins in Israel open up the celebratory aperture; from them, for example, the family learns that it’s customary to play with toy bows and arrows on Lag B’Omer. As Rosh Hashanah comes around once more, the experiment is declared a success: “Shall we do it again?/ We all say, ‘Amen!’ ” A note about the Jewish calendar concludes. Ages 5–8.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Marilyn Singer gives a spirited performance of her collection of poems tracing a family's celebrations of all the Jewish holidays throughout the year--both those that are familiar and those that are less so. Each holiday is presented, first, with a playful, sweet, or solemn poem, which Singer delivers in a lively, welcoming voice. Then she expands upon the holiday a bit more, giving context to listeners and explaining ways it is celebrated and how it relates to Jewish values. She begins with the sweetness of Rosh Hashanah and takes listeners all through the year to Tu B'Av, with a quick visit exploring the beauty of Shabbat and Havdalah rituals, too. Families will want to return to this audiobook all year long. E.E.C. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine

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  • English

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  • Lexile® Measure:1000
  • Text Difficulty:5-7

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