A Treasury of Sholom Aleichem Children's Stories

by Sholom Aleichem, Aliza Shevrin (Translator)

The Simkhas Torah flag
With King Ahashuerosh
Lag B'Omer
Greens for Shevuos
Esther
The penknife
Playing the violin
Robchick
Methuselah
No more Kapores or The sacrificial chicken revolt
Pesseli the Rebbe's daughter
Pity for living things
Creature
Flowers
The youngest Seder king
My brother Elyahu's drink
We flood the world with ink
After the flood
The neighborhood sneezes
David, King of Israel
Two Purim pastry gifts
Song of Songs
Buzi and I pick greens
Bandits
Getzel

352 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

Russian-born American humorist Sholem Aleichem or Sholom Aleichem, originally Solomon Rabinowitz, in Yiddish originally wrote stories and plays, the basis for the musical Fiddler on the Roof .

He wrote under the pen name, Hebrew for "peace be upon you."

From 1883, he produced more than forty volumes as a central figure in literature before 1890.

His notable narratives accurately described shtetl life with the naturalness of speech of his characters. Early critics focused on the cheerfulness of the characters, interpreted as a way of coping with adversity. Later critics saw a tragic side. Because of the similar style of the author with the pen name of Mark Twain, people often referred to Aleichem as the Jewish version of Twain. Both authors wrote for adults and children and lectured extensively in Europe and the United States.