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12 I March 11,2010
PASSOVER FEATURE
TEXAS JEWISH POST & SINCE 1947
New children's books enliven the Passover holiday
By Penny Schwartz
BOSTON (JTA) — Over the past 10
to 15 years, as the offering of Jewish
children's books has burgeoned, the
style and variety of Passover books for
children has expanded, too.
Given the huge selection of Pass-
over Haggadot, it is no surprise.
There are traditional biblical retell-
ings of the Exodus story, toddler board
books, children's versions of the Hag-
gadah, fanciful picture books starring
spiders and frogs, books of songs, his-
torical fiction of celebrating Passover
in different times and cultures such as
the Holocaust or in the Civil War era.
Though they may differ in ap-
proach, setting, purpose and even
quality, the books reflect the popular-
ity of Passover for American Jewish
families.
Here are some new books that
will add to the variety for young kids,
enlivening and adding beauty to this
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Photos: JTA
Among this year's Passover-themed children's books are (top) "Nachshon, Who
Was Afraid to Swim," written by Deborah Bodin Cohen and illustrated by Jago;
(bottom) "A Tale of Two Seders," written by Mindy Avra Portnoy and illustrated
by Valeria Cis.
beloved holiday that celebrates
freedom.
'The Little Red Hen and
the Passover Matzah'
Leslie Kimmelman, illustrat-
ed by Paul Meisel
Holiday House, $16.95. Ages
4-8
Time to make the matzah,
the Little Red Hen realizes in
this Passover version of the
well-known tale. The can-do
Little Red Hen sets out to grow
special wheat as she prepares
to bake special matzah for her
Passover seder. But who will
help with the chores?
'"Not I,' said Sheep.
'"Sorry, bub,' said Horse.
"'Think again,' said Dog, a little bit
rudely."
And so it goes. Little Red Hen is
on her own, planting, harvesting and
dragging the wheat to the mill. Her
lazy friends do nothing but lounge
around the farm. This is no ordinary
hen. She has a Yiddish tongue.
Sprinkled throughout the delight-
ful, lightbearted tale are common
Yiddish phrases such as kvetch, chutz-
pah and Oy Gevalt!, with a glossary in
the back.
Meisel's gloriously bright, whimsi-
cal illustrations are a perfect pairing
with Kimmelman's upbeat, engaging
prose. Kids watch as the hen bakes the
matzah and prepares the traditional
Passover food of hard-boiled eggs,
parsley, apples and nuts, and gefilte
fish.
When her no-goodnik farm
friends show up at Hen's door all ready
A Tale of
MinAy Ayra
portnoy
lUlSTWSDty
Valeria Cis
to partake in the seder, Hen reminds
herself of the Haggadah's imperative
to welcome all who are hungry. To-
gether they enjoy a festive seder. Best
of all, in the end, Hen gets to recline.
End notes include a short descrip-
tion of Passover and a kid-friendly
recipe to make matzah.
'A Tale of Two Seders'
Mindy Avra Portiwy, illustrated by
Valeria Cis
Kar-Beii, $17.95. Ages 5-9
In this engaging, thoughtful story,
a young girl whose parents are di-
vorced celebrates Passover with two
sets of families, in two homes, with
many versions of charoset. It's easier
than Thanksgiving, the girl notes, be-
cause she doesn't have to decide where
to eat — and there's still lots of food.
The story takes place over three
years; that means six seders and six
charoset recipes.
The first year, "Dad's charoset
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