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Shlemiel Crooks Picture Book Anna Olswanger

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Item specifics

Condition
Good: A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including ...
Publication Name
NewSouth, Incorporated
ISBN
9781588381651

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Newsouth, Incorporated
ISBN-10
158838165X
ISBN-13
9781588381651
eBay Product ID (ePID)
6038622358

Product Key Features

Book Title
Shlemiel Crooks
Number of Pages
36 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Historical / General, Fairy Tales & Folklore / Country & Ethnic
Publication Year
2005
Illustrator
Koz, Paula Goodman
Genre
Juvenile Fiction
Author
Anna Olswanger
Format
Picture Book

Dimensions

Item Height
0.3 in
Item Weight
14.9 Oz
Item Length
10.2 in
Item Width
8.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Juvenile Audience
LCCN
2004-030108
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
The strong, almost rough, linocut illustrations establish an earthy urban milieu, adding humor and more tam to a savory story.-- "Association of Jewish Libraries Newsletter", At last, a wine book for children. The story ... is a fine, funny, and warm tip of the hat to identity and legacy.-- "Wine Spectator", A chance for your family's best storyteller to brush up on his or her humorous stage presence and Yiddish accent.-- "The Jewish Ledger", Written with stylized humor and charm, Yiddish flavor positively drips from each sentence. Simply splendid.-- "The Jewish Standard (New Jersey)", Newcomer Koz delivers arresting woodblock print artwork featuring thick black lines and a deep, jewel-tone palette.-- "Publishers Weekly", The fun, colorful illustrations complement Olswanger's humor. Children and adults alike will laugh out loud.-- "The Jerusalem Post"
Dewey Decimal
[E]
Synopsis
A finalist for the Koret International Jewish Book Award "In the middle of the night on a Thursday, two crooks--onions should grow in their navels--drove their horse and wagon to the saloon of Reb Elias Olschwanger, at the corner of 14th and Carr streets in St. Louis. This didn't happen yesterday. It was 1919." So begins Anna Olswanger's charming folktale Shlemiel Crooks , the story of Reb Elias and the thieves who try to steal his Passover wine. Based on a true story, Shlemiel Crooks is an imaginative introduction for young children to the history of Passover, as Pharaoh and a town of Jewish immigrants play tug-of-war with wine made from grapes left over from the exodus from Egypt. A modern-day parable, Shlemiel has a music all its own. No other children's book has Pharaoh's ghost coming back to "pull one over on the Jews," nosy neighbors making a "shtuss" outside, and a talking horse that sounds like it has a "little indigestion." In its Yiddish-inflected English, punctuated by amusing curses, young readers hear the language of a Jewish community of another time, while delighting to brilliant illustrations on every page.

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