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JEWISH BOOK ANNUAL
R
o s e n f e l d
, D
i n a
.
Why the moon only glows.
Illus.
b y
Yehudit Holtzman.
HaChai, 1992. unp. (4-8)
A dreamily-illustrated book about jealousy and the value o f be
ing content — unlike the moon who wanted to shine brighter than
the sun and to dominate the sky.
R
u b y
, L
o i s
.
Miriam’s well.
Scholastic Hardcover. 1993. 263 p. (12 up)
About the access to medical rights vs. the right o f religious free
dom and incidentally, interdating, with characters that are real
and involving. Jewish Adam, has befriended and fallen in love
with cancer-stricken classmate Miriam, a member o f a Christian
faith-healing sect, and is pitted against his father, a staunch de
fender o f religious rights in the Constitution who is defending
the sect. Teens will love this one.
S
a s s o
, S
a n d y
E
i s e n b e r g
.
God’s paintbrush.
Illus.
b y
Annette Compton.
Jewish Lights, 1992. 32 p. (5-9)
Sasso encourages children to imagine God through nature,
through thoughts and deeds, and through themselves. Childlike
speculations about God are followed by adult questions; in truth
— a child/adult dialogue.
S
c h a n z e r
,
Roz.
My first Jewish word book.
Illus. by the author. Kar-Ben,
1992, large format 32 p. (2-5)
In this surprisingly comprehensive and
informative
book, colorful
birds, bears, bunnies and lions introduce toddlers to words and
images in the Jewish home, community, Shabbat, the Jewish hol
idays, the synagogue, and Israel. There is a glossary for parents.
♦ S
c h w a r t z
, H
o w a r d
a n d R
u s h
, B
a r b a r a
, r e t e l l e r s .
The Sabbath lion:
a Jewish folktale from Algeria.
I l l u s . b y S t e p h e n F i e s e r .
H a r p e r C o l l i n s ,
1992.
u n p .
(5-9)
Yosef, on his way through the desert to collect his family’s in
heritance, is given special protection by the “Sabbath Queen .” Us
ing a palette o f mauves, greens, and golds, Fieser has created dra
matic illustrations. One can almost feel the heat o f the desert sun
and the cold o f its night.
S
e g a l
, S
h e il a
F.
Joshua’s dream: a journey to the Land of Israel.
Illus.
by Joel Iskowitz. UAHC, 1992. rev. ed. (7-9)
Joshua, inspired by a photo album and stories o f his great-aunt
Rivka, an ardent Zionist who made aliyah to
Eretz Israel
where
she helped make the desert bloom, dreams o f the day when he,
too, will visit Israel and plant a tree in the desert. A revised, more
handsome edition.
S
e n d e r
, R
u t h
M
in s k y
.
The Holocaust lady.
Macmillan, 1992. 192 p.
(12 up)
Ruth Sender describes her visits to classrooms where she talks
about the Holocaust, and tells why she wrote her Holocaust mem