Avram's Gift

by Margie Blumberg, Laurie McGaw (Illustrator)

Overview

Eight-year-old Mark has two wishes: To become a shofar-blower-just like his High Holiday hero-and to make that photograph of his great-great-grandfather Avram disappear from the hallway in his new home. When the family gathers for Rosh Hashanah, though, Mark discovers that his own desire to blow the shofar is actually linked to a hope that the unsmiling man in the photograph once had. Avram's Gift is a charming portrait of a family and how their lives-past and present-mingle to make wishes come true. Directions for blowing a shofar and a recipe for honey cake are included.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780962416637
Publisher:	MB Publishing, LLC
Publication date:	09/28/2005
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	8.80(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	6 - 9 Years

About the Author

Margie Blumberg is the author of Is There Life After Chocolate? and Shakespeare for Kids: His Life and Times, 21 Activities. She lives in Bethesda, Maryland. Laurie McGaw has illustrated many books for children, including African Princess, The Illustrated Father Goose, Journey to Ellis Island, Polar the Titanic Bear, Something to Remember Me By, and To Be a Princess. She lives near Toronto, Ontario.

Editorial Reviews

"The full-color illustrations ... are photographic in their realism and they capture the personalities and surroundings of both the modern family and the shtetl-dwellers to perfection. .... told in a warm, earnest style.... Librarians will do children, parents, teachers, and clergy a favor by connecting them with this affirmative book."
—Jewish Book World, December 2003

Linda R. Silver

" ... touching and intriguing story... McGaw¹s pictures are flawless....it¹s sure to spark questions about family history and legacies left to future generations."
—ChildrensLit.com, September 2003

Judy Chernak

"... delightful, moving ... teaches how each individual can deeply affect future generations. Exquisite watercolor illustrations...."
—September 25, 2003

The Canadian Jewish News

"The shofar's blasts will be even more meaningful after reading Avram's Gift ... a handsomely illustrated storybook...."
—October 2003

Cleveland Jewish News.com

"Avram's Gift is a Rosh Hashanah story, an immigrant story, and a story about contemporary Jewish life all in one beautifully illustrated chapter book bursting with Yiddishkeit."
—Association of Jewish Libraries Newsletter February/March 2004 Reviewed by Temple Israel, West Bloomfield, Michigan

Rachel Erlich Kamin

"A 2003 Notable Book for Younger Readers"
—January 16, 2004

Association of Jewish Libraries