Chris BarashCritiques

Fridays are not like other days. Fridays are special! There’s challah to bake, dinner to cook, family to greet, and lots of cozy fun to be had, all in preparation for Shabbat. Join this sweet family on a very special day of the Friday

As summer ends and fall settles in, a family prepares to celebrate Rosh Hashanah. It’s time to pick apples, make cards, light the candles, and eat brisket to ring in the new year!

Jackie and Jesse and Joni and Jae walked down to the river one fine autumn day. Neighbors and friends and the rabbi went too. There was something called tashlich they needed to do. On Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, four friends reflect on mistakes they ve made in the past year, they apologize for hurting each other s feelings, and they think about how they will do better in the new year. The title characters in this gentle story model character traits including friendship, honesty, compassion, and empathy, while exploring a lesser-known Jewish holiday tradition.

A little boy waits and helps with Shabbat preparations throughout the day, then enjoys a special Shabbat dinner with his family. The mother appears to be black, the dad and grandparents white.

"I like the cover but the inside is boring." -review by 3.5yo

A young child waits for something special as he plays with the cat, makes challah with Daddy, paints a picture with Nana, and takes a trip to the grocery story. Finally, the waiting is over. It's Shabbat!

The rhyming text of this charming picture-book celebrates the coming of spring, and of Passover, and described the various activities a family engages in, to prepare for this important holiday. Then, "When the sun's getting low and the doorbell stops ringing / And everyone's ready for stories and singing... / When the Seder is ready and candles are lit / And Nana's shown everyone just where to sit... / Passover is here!"

One of five poetic picture-books anticipating various Jewish holidays that American author Chris Barash and Italian illustrator Alessandra Psacharopulo have created, from Is It Hanukkah Yet? to Is It Purim Yet?, Is It Passover Yet? offers an engaging celebration of the eponymous occasion. This isn't a book about Passover, nor an explanation of the customs associated with it, so there is an assumption that the reader already has the requisite information. Recommended to those looking for Passover titles for the younger picture-book audience.

This book is a poetry book about a family getting ready for Hanukkah.