Full of Jewish folktales like "e;The Lazy Artist,"e; and "e;Cheating the Inquisitor,"e; this collection offers young readers 16 different riddles and stories that will challenge and entertain.
When her parents get divorced, a little girl is worried about many things, including how she will celebrate the Jewish holidays in two different households.
This biblical story tells of the elderly Sarah who laughs in delight when she overhears three strangers tell her husband Abraham that he will soon become a father.
A little boy and his family gather at the cemetery for the unveiling of his grandpa's gravestone, bringing stones to place on the grave, in the Jewish custom.
When Grandma begins her preparations for breaking the Yom Kippur fast, Talia mishears the holiday as "e;Yum"e; Kippur, setting off a topsy-turvy series of misunderstandings.
Annie is excited about the Tashlich ceremony on the afternoon of Rosh Hashanah, when her family will walk to Turtle Rock Creek and throw crumbs into the water, as symbols of mistakes made the past year.
