A Tale of Two Seders

Mindy Avra Portnoy (Author) Valeria Cis (Illustrator)

Description

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. The holiday of Passover gives her a chance to celebrate separately with each parent. Over the course of three years and six seders, she and her family work to adjust to this new world, creating happy new lives and new family traditions.

Product Details

Price

$7.95 $7.39

Publisher

Kar-Ben Publishing (R)

Publish Date

January 01, 2010

Pages

Dimensions

7.3 X 9.9 X 0.3 inches | 0.25 pounds

Language

English

Type

Paperback

EAN/UPC

9780822599319

BISAC Categories:

Religious - Jewish

Holidays & Celebrations - Passover

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About the Author

Mindy Avra Portnoy is the author of several books, including Where Do People Go When They Die? and Matzah Ball: A Passover Story. She is a graduate of Yale University and was ordained at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. She is the Rabbi of Temple Sinai in Washington, D.C.

Valeria Cis lives in Argentina with her family. She studied fine art at the University of Humanities and Arts in Rosario, Argentina. Her recent books include A Heart Just Like My Mother's and Bubbe's Belated Bat Mitzvah.

Reviews

"Portnoy . . . writes with empathy and humor of this common situation. . . . Cis' brightly colored artwork is filled with holiday details."
--Booklist

-- (5/1/2010 12:00:00 AM)

"Cis's delightful acrylic paintings beautifully complement the text. . . [A] realistic, contemporary story."
--School Library Journal

-- (4/10/2010 12:00:00 AM)

Young Adult - Bar / Bat Mitzvah