Happy New Year, Beni
| Happy New Year, Beni: This Rosh Hashanah, Beni and Sara
are going to Grandma and Grandpa's for the holidays. Everyone will be there--
including cousin Max. Before dinner, Sara lights the candles and Grandpa
says the Kiddush. "To a sweet, good year! L'shanah Tovah!" At the temple,
Papa blows the shofar and joyfully welcomes in the new year. But Max almost
spoils the holiday for everyone-- he hogs all the sweet fruits at dinner
and puts creepy surprises under his cousins' pillows. It's only when Grandpa
takes a quiet moment to explain the tradition of Tashlikh that Max is willing
to start the new year off with a clean slate. Or is he? This book captures
the joy and warmth of this special holiday through her sensitive storytelling
and detailed pastel-colored illustrations.
An American Bookseller Pick of the Lists (Henry Holt & Company, 1993) |
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