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The Golem's Latkes
The golem makes so many latkes that they begin to take over the town
Hardcover, 40 pages
Published
October 1st 2011
by Amazon Childrens Publishing
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Not your typical golem, but I'd be happy to have him make me some latkes.
Mommy's review from 10/4/11 -
I had no idea this was a Hanukkah book. I simply noticed the cover and title and thought it may be interesting. It is and we both enjoyed the story. There's more to it, text-wise, than the average picture book, so we liked that because Julia's getting a good number of longer books under belt as time goes on.
This story has the added lesson of actually following directions as well. Something the girl in the story, Basha, isn't very good at.
I don't know if the golem ha...more
I had no idea this was a Hanukkah book. I simply noticed the cover and title and thought it may be interesting. It is and we both enjoyed the story. There's more to it, text-wise, than the average picture book, so we liked that because Julia's getting a good number of longer books under belt as time goes on.
This story has the added lesson of actually following directions as well. Something the girl in the story, Basha, isn't very good at.
I don't know if the golem ha...more
Eric Kimmel serves up a platter of fun in his latest picture book The Golem's Latkes. Blending Jewish folktales with The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Kimmel provides a new and likable twist to the traditional story of a destructive golem. When Rabbi Judah must leave home just before the first night of Hanukkah, he tells his new maid Basha she must scrub the house and cook plenty of latkes, since he'll be hosting many guests. Although he has never allowed anyone else to supervise his golem, he decides...more
Eric A. Kimmel combines tales of Rabbi Judah Loew ben Bezalel's Golem with The Sorcerer's Apprentice in THE GOLEM'S LATKES. When Rabbi Juda goes to speak to Emperor Rudolf II, his housemaid Basha uses the golem to help complete her chores. But when she goes to speak to a friend without telling the golem to stop making latkes, the town begins to fill up with potato pancakes!
Kimmel's story won't surprise anyone who has seen Fantasia, but Aaron Jasinski's illustrations make the text special. His st...more
Kimmel's story won't surprise anyone who has seen Fantasia, but Aaron Jasinski's illustrations make the text special. His st...more
A cute reworking of the Sorcerer's Apprentice into a Jewish tale. It doesn't work quite as well as the original, for the simple reason that Kimmel never explains the source of all those potatoes. Otherwise, it is a very good story, and would go well with things like Strega Nona.
The folkloric aspect is not the tale itself, but the story of the Golem, which is necessary to the telling of this original story.
The folkloric aspect is not the tale itself, but the story of the Golem, which is necessary to the telling of this original story.
Weird. Seems like such a "disney-fied' version of a very serious historical legend. Compared to Golem, which I also read today, it seems irreverent. But it is funny, and the lesson the girl learns about following directions is important, so I have to admit I enjoyed it.
Rabbi Loew Ben Bezalel's golem reminds me of Strega Nona's magic pasta pot. He keeps working until he is told the specific words to stop. Of course, this leads to problems when the new housemaid decides to slip out and leave the golem busily making latkes. Eric Kimmel is an accomplished storyteller, and the illustrations are delightful.
I recommend this book for an intermediate to advance child. this book is about a rabbi who created a Golem who just couldn't stop working. the illistrations are hand painted portraits. Very bright and bold colors. This story is supposidly one of many versions of a true event. It was a very cute book and a child world enjoy it.
This is a very fun and interesting book about Hanukkah and latkes.
" Rabbi Judah has too much to do and too little time to do it. Before the rabbi leaves to visit the emperor, he tells his housemaid Basha that she can ask the golem to help. While the golem makes latkes, Basha decides to visit a friend. Basha is having so much fun with her friend, she doesn't realize that latkes are pouring out of the rabbi's house, sending people running! Will Rabbi Judah come up with a solution to control the go...more
" Rabbi Judah has too much to do and too little time to do it. Before the rabbi leaves to visit the emperor, he tells his housemaid Basha that she can ask the golem to help. While the golem makes latkes, Basha decides to visit a friend. Basha is having so much fun with her friend, she doesn't realize that latkes are pouring out of the rabbi's house, sending people running! Will Rabbi Judah come up with a solution to control the go...more
A Golem gets carried away making latkes. Some basic plot as the ever popular Strega Nona.
This was a cute book. I love the description of golems that it gives, but there was a part of me that really wanted the rabbi to fire the maid at the end...that part of it was a little weak for me.
This is really nice retelling of the story of the Golem of Prague. The illustrations suit the story perfectly.
Read during preschool story time on 12/14/12: http://storytimesecrets.blogspot.com/...
My 5-year-old daughter said "it was totally funny!"
Great new Hanukah story- like the Golem connection
when the rabbi gives you instructions it is best to follow them...
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Eric A. Kimmel was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1946. He attended PS 193, Andries Hudde Junior High School, and Midwood High School. Brooklyn College was across the street from his high school, so he didn’t want to go there. He headed west, to Easton, Pennsylvania where he graduated from Lafayette College in 1967 with a bachelor’s degree in English literature.
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