Join a class of preschoolers as they learn about celebrating Shabbat. Engaging photos of children show them taking plush Torahs out of the pretend ark and reading a Bible story. They learn to say the blessings over challah and pretend wine before happily joining their parents in the sanctuary.
When Rosie pretends to be the Shabbat Princess, invited to her home along with the Shabbat Queen, she reminds her parents of how they should be treating their honored guest each week.
When Sammy and Sophie find an old paper with strange writing they take it to Shalom House, where their grandmother and other seniors recognize it as a recipe in Yiddish, and all pitch in to bake challah.
"Two grandmas. Two delicious recipes. Sophie loves Bubbe's Jewish chicken soup, made with kreplach. She also loves Nai Nai's Chinese chicken soup, with wonton. But don't tell Bubbe and Nai Nai that their soups are the same!"--
Squirrel, Mouse, Turtle, Worm, Thrush, and Frog listen to the noisy sounds of each day of the week until the quiet of Shabbat arrives in this alliterative board book.
When Monty Nudelman throws his back out shoveling neighborhood sidewalks and driveways, his neighbors help him in return by sending their children with hot bowls of stew for his Shabbat lunch.
"Lila the koala just wants to help her family get ready for Shabbat, but she always ends up making a mess instead. So she spends a whole week practicing making challah, and comes up with the perfect recipe just in time for Shabbat."--Provided by publisher.
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