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This short book contains seven intriguing short stories written for children by a Polish Jew, and illustrated by another Polish Jew, the amazing Maurice Sendak! This book was a Newbery Honor book in 1967. Of course the stories are characteristically Jewish in nature with some Yiddish terminology included. I enjoyed reading stories with this culture embedded.
The illustrations are black and white pen drawings, very well done, detailed, and fascinating. I'm amazed at the amount of book illustration ...more
The illustrations are black and white pen drawings, very well done, detailed, and fascinating. I'm amazed at the amount of book illustration ...more
