Rise and Shine: A Challah-Day Tale

by Karen Ostrove, Kimberley Scott (Illustrator)

Overview

What is the mysterious writing on a crumpled piece of paper that Sammy and Sophie find in the attic? The answer leads to a happy baking adventure at Grandma Gert’s retirement home.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781512492941
Publisher:	Lerner Publishing Group
Publication date:	01/01/2013
Series:	Shabbat Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	24
File size:	9 MB
Age Range:	3 - 7 Years

About the Author

Doodler, cartoonist, illustrator, teacher, muralist and ventriloquist, Karen Ostrove  has authored and illustrated children’s classics including Only Nine Chairs, Fins and Scales, Poppy Seeds, Too, and The Modi’in Motel. Her famous puppet shows are popular in Jewish schools and JCCs nationwide. She is the Creative Director of the Celebrate Israel Parade in New York City. She lives in New Jersey.
Kimberley Scott graduated with a degree in Fine Art and Graphic Illustration from Manchester Metropolitan University. A freelance illustrator, her projects include greeting cards, puzzles, and calligraphy, as well as children's books. She starts her artwork by hand, using a mix of pencil, pen, and ink, and then moves to her computer to bring her characters to life with color. She lives in England.

Editorial Reviews

An old recipe written in Yiddish inspires a visit to the local Jewish senior residence to translate its directions for making challah. Sammy and Sophie's dress-up playtime in the attic uncovers, in the pocket of an apron, a crumpled piece of paper with strange lettering. Interested in finding out about this "language from long, long ago," the children bring it to their Grandma Gert, who lives at Shalom House and successfully explains that it belonged to her own Grandma Bess. It is indeed a family recipe that could easily be made today; the children, Grandma Gert and her fellow residents bake the challah in the communal kitchen. Cartoon illustrations created in pencil, pen and ink and finished with computer-aided design reveal the scheduled group-residence life of a great-grandparent crowd (exercise day includes bending, stretching and kvetching). A simple though cumbersome rhyming text narrates the tale, including the traditional weekly ritual of baking the bread with all the seniors in the galley. The intergenerational setting presents a not-often-seen view of family involvement. Children who visit their grandparents in senior housing may find this especially welcome. (recipe) (Picture book. 3-5)

Kirkus Reviews