The Night Before Passover

by Natasha Wing, Nathalie Beauvois (Illustrator)

Overview

Celebrate Passover with this festive addition to Natasha Wing's best-selling series!

It's the night before Passover, and a little girl is excited to spend it with her family. They read the Haggadah to honor their history, eat matzoh, ask the Four Questions, and more! Celebrate Passover in this installment of the Night Before series, told in the style of Clement C. Moore's classic tale.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780593519837
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	02/20/2024
Series:	Night Before Series
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	617,416
Product dimensions:	8.06(w) x 8.06(h) x 0.14(d)
Age Range:	4 - 6 Years

About the Author

Natasha Wing (www.natashawing.com) lives in Fort Collins, Colorado. Her first book in the Night Before series, The Night Before Easter, was published in 1999.

Nathalie is a freelance illustrator living in Argentina.

Editorial Reviews

03/01/2024

PreS-Gr 1—"'Twas the night before Passover—our kitchen's super clean. No more bread, no more doughnuts, not a crumb to be seen." Mom, Dad, and two children clean the house, set the table, and briefly retell the story of the Exodus. Then, after they nestle all snug in their beds "while visions of matzo balls dance in our heads," they welcome their guests to celebrate the holiday. They dip parsley in salt water, recite the Four Questions, eat dinner, and search for the hidden piece of matzo. None of the other Passover rituals or foods are described, and terms like Haggadah, seder, and haroseth are never explained, limiting the audience to children already familiar with the holiday. Bright, cheery watercolor and digital cartoon illustrations depict a contemporary white family, and the simple rhyming text scans well. Wing's long-running "The Night Before" series includes over a dozen different holidays. VERDICT While this might make for a fun read-aloud, it's an additional purchase for most libraries.—Rachel Kamin

School Library Journal