Avram's Gift: Full-Color Illustrated Chapter Book

by Margie Blumberg

Eight-year-old Mark has two To become a shofar-blower—just like his High Holiday hero—and to make that photograph of his great-great-grandfather Avram disappear from the hallway in his new home. When the family gathers for Rosh Hashanah, though, Mark discovers that his own desire to blow the shofar is actually linked to a hope that the unsmiling man in the photograph once had. Avram’s Gift is a charming portrait of a family and how their lives—past and present—mingle to make wishes come true. Directions for blowing a shofar and a recipe for honey cake are included.

57 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2003

Reviews

[Shoshanna · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really loved this book. To call this a picture book is a lil misleading. It's very heavy on story with at least one large illustration to look at whenever the page is open. I really loved this longer picture books, in which Mark learns the story of his grandfather's childhood and grows closer to his family and ancestors! Very heimish!!!