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Rise & Shine: A Challah-Day Tale
When Sammy and Sophie find an old paper with strange writing they take it to Shalom House, where their grandmother and other seniors recognize it as a recipe in Yiddish, and all pitch in to bake challah.
24 pages, Hardcover
First published December 28, 2012
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September 9, 2019
Yes, the recipe is actually in the book. The moral of the story: always go through your grandparents' personal effects while they're still alive. If their memory is bad enough, they'll just be happy you found things they forgot existed, and you won't get in trouble.
February 23, 2015
This book is fun, fictional poetry. It talks about making challah for Shabbat. It has a recipe at the end to make challah, which would be something fun to do with a class after reading this book to keep them thinking about the story and engaging further discussion on what it means to be a part of the Jewish culture.
This book would be a great read to expose elementary-aged children to a part of Jewish culture. Students may need further explanation on the Hebrew words in the book, although through pictures and context clues, they may be able to decipher the information. This could be partnered with many other books to give students a full concept of what it means to be a Jewish person.
Karen Ostrove is an insider in the Jewish culture and is very open about the religion through the grandparent characters placed in this story.
This book would be a great read to expose elementary-aged children to a part of Jewish culture. Students may need further explanation on the Hebrew words in the book, although through pictures and context clues, they may be able to decipher the information. This could be partnered with many other books to give students a full concept of what it means to be a Jewish person.
Karen Ostrove is an insider in the Jewish culture and is very open about the religion through the grandparent characters placed in this story.
August 15, 2013
It was good, don't get me wrong. However, I would have liked to learn more about the significance of the bread to that culture. All they make it about is cooking bread, but I know that it goes much deeper than that!
July 3, 2014
Recent addition from the PJ Library. Zoe enjoys the process of making challah, so the story works for her. The illustrations are bold and clear, but some of the rhymes are forced and awkward to read out loud.
March 26, 2013
I love challah, grandmas,traditions and puns!
April 18, 2013
rhymes. interaction with grandparents to make challah bread. bright pictures.
June 19, 2014
Like the twist with the bread machine challah recipe at the end of the book.
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