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In the middle of the night on a Thursday, two crooks--onions should grow in their navels--drove their horse and wagon to the saloon of Reb Elias Olschwanger, at the corner of 14th and Carr streets in St. Louis. This didn't happen yesterday. It was 1919. So begins Anna Olswanger's imaginative and charming folktale based on the Yiddish community of her grandparents in the early 20th century. In original and engaging storytelling, Shlemiel Crooks brings to life the theft (and recovery) of the community's passover wine, and gives readers of all ages and of whatever religious persuasion a close look at the customs and speech patterns of a significant immigrant group.Product Identifiers
PublisherJunebug Books
ISBN-10158838165x
ISBN-139781588381651
eBay Product ID (ePID)189983929
Product Key Features
SubjectChildren's Fiction
LanguageEnglish
AuthorAnna Olswanger
FormatSewn,Paper over Boards,Picture Book,With Dust Jacket, Hardcover
Additional Product Features
Illustrator(s)Paula Goodman Koz
Date of Publication01/05/2005
Out-Of-Print Date15/01/2015
Country of PublicationUnited States
Content NoteIllustrations
ImprintJunebug Books