Challah for Shabbat Tonight
$39.88
- Hardcover
32 pages
- Release Date
29 October 2024
Summary
This sweet, rhyming, beautifully illustrated picture book celebrates Jewish joy and intergenerational love as it follows a girl and her grandmother preparing for Shabbat dinner by baking traditional challah from scratch.
A little girl and her grandmother spend Friday afternoon preparing for Shabbat by making challah.
In hours full of laughter and love, they mix the ingredients, braid the dough, let it rise, and set the table, and finally, enjoy a scrumptious f…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781643753577 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1643753576 |
| Author: | Sara Holly Ackerman, Alona Millgram |
| Publisher: | Workman Publishing |
| Imprint: | Algonquin Young Readers |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 32 |
| Release Date: | 29 October 2024 |
| Weight: | 310g |
| Dimensions: | 208mm x 258mm x 10mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“A welcome, warm portrayal of the Jewish Sabbath and of an intergenerational relationship.”–Horn Book
“Playful illustrations reflect the joy in both flurries of activity and periods of rest. The sweet, comforting rhyming couplets scan smoothly, making for a pleasant read-aloud… A quiet celebration of the cultural and family rituals that feed us, in all kinds of ways.”–Kirkus Reviews
“The aroma and warmth of fresh baked challah permeates each page of this charming picture book….An excellent option for a food-themed shared reading.”–School Library Journal
About The Author
Sara Holly Ackerman
Sara Holly Ackerman is a children’s book author and school librarian in Brooklyn, NY. She loves the smell of homemade challah filling her apartment, but the challah from the neighborhood bakeries tastes every bit as good. She is the author of Not Just the Driver! and the co-author of The Gabi that Girma Wore.
Alona Millgram is an illustrator, artist, and comics creator. Her work has been shortlisted twice for the AOI World Illustration Awards and she has won numerous other awards and international recognition. Alona currently lives in Berlin, Germany, with her husband and daughter, and challah always reminds her of home.
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