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  • Published: 8 November 2022
  • ISBN: 9780593324691
  • Imprint: Dial
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 32
  • RRP: $39.99

Awe-some Days

Poems about the Jewish Holidays





Discover and celebrate all of the Jewish holidays with this warm and engaging poetry collection by the acclaimed author of Mirror Mirror.

Discover and celebrate all of the Jewish holidays with this warm and engaging poetry collection by the acclaimed author of Mirror Mirror.

In this cheerful, enjoyable poetry collection, a family decides to celebrate every Jewish holiday for a full year, “the ones we know well, the ones we do not.” Starting with new-year apples dipped in honey on Rosh Hashanah all the way to flowers and chocolates on Tu B’Av (often called “Jewish Valentine’s Day”), readers can explore the joy and meaning of the various holidays along with this lively family of five. A brief explanation of the holiday accompanies each poem.
 
By an award-winning and beloved children’s poet, this is a wonderful introduction to Jewish celebrations, observances, and days of remembrance.
 

  • Published: 8 November 2022
  • ISBN: 9780593324691
  • Imprint: Dial
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 32
  • RRP: $39.99

About the author

Marilyn Singer

Marilyn Singer is the author of over 70 books for young readers, including Footprints on the Roof: Poems About the Earth and How to Cross a Pond: Poems About Water. The author lives in Brooklyn, NY.

Stephanie Roth has illustrated several chapter books for young readers. This is her first picture book. She lives in Shell Beach, CA.

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Praise for Awe-some Days

Awards and Accolades for Marilyn Singer
 
Winner of the NCTE Excellence in Poetry for Children Award

Mirror Mirror: Six starred reviews, eight Best of the Year lists, more than twenty state award nominations, ALA Notable Book, NCTE Notable Book, Cybil Award
Follow Follow: Three starred reviews, a Cybil Award finalist, an IRA Teachers' Choices Reading List pick, a Booklist's 30 Best Books of the Year, NCTE Notable Book
 
Praise for Dana Wulfekotte

"Wulfekotte's cartoons are charming, featuring scruffy pencil detailing and watercolorlike washes of digital color." —Publishers Weekly on Rabbit & Possum

"Wulfekotte makes the balloons the only color elements and depicts the story's action in softly textured black-and-white line drawings. This distinctive look, combined with the simple, plaintive prose, offers genuine poignancy." —Publishers Weekly on The Remember Balloons

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