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PublisherBehrman House, Incorporated

ISBN-101681155818

ISBN-139781681155814

eBay Product ID (ePID)24057272421

Product Key Features

Book TitleMiriam and the Sasquatch: a Rosh Hashanah Story

Number of Pages32 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicSocial Themes / Strangers, Monsters, General, Holidays & Celebrations / Other, Religious

Publication Year2022

IllustratorYes, Anegon, Tamara

GenreJuvenile Fiction

AuthorEric Kimmel

FormatPicture Book

Dimensions

Item Length10.9 in

Item Width8.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

LCCN2021-949543

ReviewsThis clever Rosh Hashanah story does an excellent job ofincluding holiday symbols and traditions while telling a unique, engaging tale. Miriam is excited for Rosh Hashanah. She heads into the orchard to pick applesfor the holiday and practice blowing her shofar, a traditional ram's horntrumpet. In the orchard, she discovers a Sasquatch sitting in a tree munchingon apples. Upset that it might eat all the apples, Miriam attempts to scare itaway, first by blowing the shofar, and next by throwing apples at it. TheSasquatch returns fire, hitting a beehive and sending a swarm of bees afterthem both. When Miriam trips while fleeing, the Sasquatch backtracks andcarries her to safety. Miriam regrets her actions, befriends the Sasquatch, andinvites it to join Rosh Hashanah dinner. Kimmel's text is clever andchild-centric with no wasted words. The premise will capture children'sinterest, and the well-written text will retain them. The illustrations have amixed-media feel: Miriam is depicted with brown, crayon-textured pigtails,oversized blue glasses, and large round eyes, while the huge, shaggy,brownish-orange, muppet-like Sasquatch sports a blue triangular nose and animpish smile. The slightly cartoonish style fits the amusing story well, andthe holiday table on the final spread is filled with traditional foods. VERDICTThough this won't explain the holiday to newcomers, Jewish families willwelcome the engaging plot and simple lesson. This fun title would be a greataddition to any library wishing to expand its books on Jewish holidays. -AmyLilien-Harper, School Library Journal

Dewey Edition23

Grade FromPreschool

Grade ToSecond Grade

Dewey Decimal813.6

Synopsis"This clever Rosh Hashanah story does an excellent job of including holiday symbols and traditions while telling a unique, engaging tale." --School Library Journal A PJ Library Selection for Fall 2022 Miriam looked over the apple orchard. Autumn leaves were turning yellow and gold. The beehives were full of honey. The apples were ready for picking. Rosh Hashanah was coming. Miriam imagined all the apples and honey on her family's holiday table, as she waited for their guests to arrive. Miriam didn't come to the orchard just to pick apples. She also came to practice blowing her shofar. She could practice in the orchard without hurting anyone's ears. Miriam stood under an apple tree. She took a breath and blew. TEKIAH! SHEVARIM! TERUAH! She heard a sound above her head. It wasn't a shofar. Munch! Crunch! Munch! Crunch! What was making that noise? Miriam looked up into the apple tree. There sat a sasquatch, munching away at the apples. Join Miriam as she seeks to solve her sasquatch dilemma, and in the process learns that our initial impressions of others may be a bit mistaken. Includes a note to readers that explains how the author got the idea for this story and a little about the legend of the sasquatch.

LC Classification NumberPZ7.K5648Mi 2022