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New York: Holiday House, 2012. 2nd Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Alexi Natchev. CONDITION: NEW 2012 Holiday House paperback, second printing. Wonderful colored woodcuts by Alexi Natchev. CONTENT: Reviewer: "This wonderfully written and beautifully illustrated book should appeal to both children and adults. The tale of a dispute between two families, the Galinskys and the Lippas, threatens to destroy a long hoped-for marriage between Rachel Galinsky and David Lippa. The quarrel also threatens a long-held tradition of the families joining together to celebrate the Passover Seder. Though they seem to be star-crossed lovers, Rachel and David are no victims. With help from their rabbi, they develop a plan to bring the families together again for Seder. The joyous festive meal is captured with a few strokes of pen and brush. We learn a bit about the Passover tradition with the asking of the Four Questions, the hiding of the matzoh, and the opening of the door for Elijah. The cadence… Read More

Scholastic Pess, 1998. 1st Paperback Edition . Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Deborah Nourse Lattimore color illus.. CONDITION: NEW c. 1998 Scholastic/PJ Library large soft cover, first paperback edition, first printing. Beautiful color illustrations by Deborah Nourse Lattimore. CONTENT: In a tiny Polish village, a y oung girl named Gittel is asked to perform impossible tasks after her father boasts of her skills. Though Gittel is discouraged, her kind heart and good deeds are rewarded by the Prophet Elijah, who appears just in time for a Passover miracle. The story embodies the essence of the Passover holiday in a traditional folktale motif. Read it aloud.

PJ Library/Ramdon House, 2013. 1st Paperback Edition 2nd Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Tatjana Mai-Wyss color illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 2013 PJ Library/Random House PAPERBACK, first PB edition, 2nd printing. As per usual with PJ Library, it's had to figure out what ISBN number is real/good. So when the ISBN number on the credits page was no good, we used the one for the hardcover book. *Sigh* Come on, guys. Wonderfully sweet color illustrations by Tatjana Mai-Wyss. CONTENT: When a sheep on her family's farm starts acting strangely, Miriam is worried. Spring lambing season is over, so what could be wrong with Snowball? Then-surprise-the sheep gives birth to triplets! When she realizes that the mother has enough milk for only two of her newborns, Miriam knows that the third baby will have to be bottle-fed every four hours. But it's almost Passover, and the family is about to leave for her grandparents' seder. And it's Miriam's turn this year to ask the Four Questions, which… Read More

Kar-Ben, 2017. 1st Paperback Edition Printing Unknown. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Miki Sakamoto color illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 2017 Kar-Ben large paperback, first paperback edition, no printing given. Clever color illustrations by Miki Sakamoto. CONTENT: Rachel's uncle is terrible at hiding the afikomen. It's always too easy to find! So this year, Rachel decides to take over. She finds the perfect hiding spot and creates a series of clues for her cousins to follow. Can you guess where the hunt will lead them?

HarperCollins, 1997. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. As New/New. Erika Weihs color illustrations. CONDITION: What makes this book "as new"? Remainder mark bottom edges. UNREAD (clean & tight), but not quite perfect, 1997 HarperCollins hardcover (decorated blue boards) & dust jacket, first edition, 2nd printing. This text was originally published in 1995 under the name "Passover." The illustrations by Weihs are new to this edition. CONTENT: First published in 1965, this look at Passover has new illustrations that update the text. Simon begins with the story of the first Passover, in which Jewish slaves escaped from their Egyptian masters. She then goes on to explain the seder ceremony and how Jewish families prepare for the coming of this important holiday. Each page of text is decoratively bordered and faces a full-page picture with Jewish families prominently featured. There's nothing terribly exceptional here, just solid, standard fare. Readers: Ages 7 - 9.