Moses and the Runaway Lamb

by Jacqueline Jules, Eleanor Rees Howell (Illustrator)

Overview

When a small lamb scampers away from her flock, the young shepherd Moses wonders whether he should chase after her or let her fend for herself in the wilderness. He decides to go after her, not knowing that God is watching. God sees that Moses is the kind of leader who will take care of all the Jewish people when the time comes to leave Egypt.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781728445540
Publisher:	Lerner Publishing Group
Publication date:	05/02/2023
Pages:	24
Product dimensions:	10.88(w) x 9.13(h) x 0.31(d)
Age Range:	7 - 8 Years

About the Author

Jacqueline Jules is an award-winning author and poet. Her many children's books include The Hardest Word (National Jewish Book Award finalist), What a Way to Start the New Year! A Rosh Hashanah Story, and Moses and the Runaway Lamb. She lives in Long Island, New York.

Born and raised in Hertfordshire, England, Eleanor Rees Howell is an illustrator and writer based in Toronto. She has Masters degrees in Museum Studies and Archiving. Eleanor loves reading, walking, and eating chocolate—but has yet to master the art of doing all three at the same time.

Editorial Reviews

2023-02-08
A lesson in responsibility and kindness, divinely noted.

Brown-skinned Moses, a shepherd, is reclining against a tree when he sees one of the lambs scamper off. He leaves his dog with the flock and goes off in pursuit, but the lamb is fleet of foot. Moses frets about the wandering lamb but keeps up the search despite the heat. It is a long pursuit through rock and bush and desert, the sound of the lamb’s bleating his only guide. At last, at the bank of a stream, he catches up with the little animal, who is busy drinking, and carries her back to her mother. God has been watching and at this moment determines that Moses is the one “to lead the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt.” The author, in a note preceding the story, attributes this tale to the midrash Shemot Rabbah 2:2, a rabbinical commentary on the Book of Exodus. Swirls of browns and blues depict the colors of the vast desert and sky with colorful leaves, bushes, and streams adding to the scenery. Though simple, this one is sure to spark conversation; it can be shared not only in anticipation of or during Passover, but also to open up discussion of duty.

A well-told story of an act of biblical and historical significance. (Religious picture book. 4-7)

Kirkus Reviews

"Though simple, this one is sure to spark conversation; it can be shared not only in anticipation of or during Passover, but also to open up discussion of duty. A well-told story of an act of biblical and historical significance."―Kirkus Reviews

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