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Jan 01, 2011 | ISBN 9780823423279 | 4-8 years Buy
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Jan 01, 2011 | ISBN 9780823423279 | 4-8 years
A classic tale gets a Jewish twist, when Little Red Hen asks her friends for help making Passover matzah. Before she knows it, Little Red Hen tells herself, it will be time for Passover. So she decides to plant some grain. But when she asks her friends to help, they’re too busy for her. “Sorry, bub,” says the Horse. “Think again,” barks the dog. Oy gevalt! “Friends, shmends,” she says. “I’ll just do it myself.” But when the wheat is grown and harvested, when the flour is milled and the matzah baked and the Seder table set– all by Red on her own–who should come to her door but her not-so-helpful friends? Though she’s tempted to turn them away, Little Red is a mensch— and a mensch forgives. Like her Haggadah says: Let all who are hungry come and eat. But who will do all these dishes? Filled with Yiddish phrases and a healthy dose of humor, this Passover tale of hard work, friendship, and forgiveness is not to be missed. Bright cartoon illustrations add humor and detail to the story. Backmatter includes a glossary of Yiddish phrases, an author’s note about the holiday, and a recipe for making your own Passover matzah.
* “This Yiddish-inflected retelling of ‘The Little Red Hen’ features a balabusta (good homemaker) who kvetches about her lazy no-goodnik friends who will not help her make matzah from wheat. . . . A must for Judaica collections.”—School Library Journal, Starred Review * “Such a clever idea! . . . Watch a familiar tale become exponentially funnier and, yes, more meaningful.”—Publishers Weekly, Starred Review “very imaginative and witty for young readers.”—Jerusalem Post “Meisel’s accompanying cartoons . . . add exactly the right touch of humor to this holiday version of a classic folktale, which is filled with enough Yiddishisms to make every Bubbe act out the reading in old-world style.”—Kirkus Reviews
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