Archive for the ‘Reviews’ Category
Book Review | The Things a Brother Knows
by Dana Reinhardt
Score: 4.5
© 2010, Wendy Lamb Books, a division of Random House Children’s Books.
Boaz Katznelson, the eldest son of a transplanted Israeli family, has everything going for him as he graduates from High School. At the top of his class and accepted to Ivy League schools across the east coast, he can choose just about any path [...]
Book Review | Gathering Sparks
by Howard Schwartz
Score: 4
Illustrated by Kristina Swarner
© 2010, Roaring Book Press.
With beautiful, simple language, this master storyteller provides an excellent way to explain the concept of Tikkun Olam/ Repairing the World to very young children. Transforming the “Vessels of Light” so often used in stories, into a “fleet of ships, each carrying a cargo of light,” Howard Schwartz [...]
Book Review | As You Go on Your Way: Shacharit the Morning Prayer
by Debbie Friedman
Score: 5
As a tribute to Debbie Friedman (z’l), I wanted to post her last CD on my website in a position of honor. This is an extraordinary compilation of Debbie’s music and a wonderful way to begin your day. It contains some of her classic liturgical material along with some new material. The notes that accompany [...]
Book Review | The Rooster Prince of Breslov
by Ann Redisch Stampler
Score: 5
Illustrated by Eugene Yelchin
© 2010, Clarion Books.
The author who gave us Schlemazel and the Remarkable Spoon of Pohost and Something for Nothing, both excellent retellings of Jewish folktales, has really outdone herself this time. Taking an 18th century, classic story from Reb Nachman of Breslov and putting a contemporary twist to it that will open [...]
Book Review | Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword
by Barry Deutsch
Score: 5
© 2010, Amulet Books.
I will admit that every Jewish graphic novel I review has to pass my Maus test. I know, that is probably unfair, since Maus is an adult book, and it won a Pulitzer Prize. However, Art Spiegelman set a standard many years ago, and my belief has always been that Jewish kids [...]
