Let's Steal the Moon: Jewish Tales, Ancient and Recent

by Blanche L. Serwer-Bernstein, Trina Schart Hyman (Illustrator)

This special book features a collection of eleven varieties of stories including:
- Witches' tales
- Tall tales
- Foolish tales and much more. They are retold by the author who heard them as a child and has since shared them with her own children. And they are brilliantly illustrated by Caldecot Medal-winning artist, Trina Schart Hyman!
Included are dramatic and imaginative stories describing: A Rabbi's clever disposal of 80 witches
- Lessons in humility for King Solomon
- The scholar-hero Hillel's shrewd replies to impertinent questions
- An extraordinary mechanical man created by the great Rabbi of Prague
- And the ridiculous behavior of the foolish residents of the Town of Chelm.- Perfect Holiday gift for Chanukah celebrations.
- An update republication of the 1970 classic (publish by Little Brown).
- Appeals to young readers of all backgrounds as these are general folk tales touching on Jewish themes.

Genres: Childrens, Jewish

96 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1970

Reviews

[Jennifer Heise · Rating 3 out of 5]

Many of these stories are told elsewhere, including the Chelm ones... but worth looking at for Trina Schart-Hyman's illustrations

[Doria · Rating 4 out of 5]

A lovely collection of Jewish folktales, accompanied by Trina Schart Hyman’s gorgeous illustrations. The tales are varied and interesting, including some about Chelm (here spelled Chelem) and some concerning King Solomon. There is even an unusual legend about an encounter between a Jewish tailor and Napoleon!

The illustrations by TSH are truly stunning, though, even in simple black and white. The level of detail, historical and narrative and personal, which she manages to pack into each picture is astonishing, and her figures are dynamic and lifelike, as always. I treasure her work in any form I can find it, and consider her one of the most gifted and extraordinary illustrators of her generation.