Illustrated by :
Laurel MolkImprint:
CandlewickISBN:
9781536210866Product Form:
HardcoverAudience:
Children: Age (years) 4 - 8, Grade (US) P - 3Dimensions:
10.88in x 8.88 x 0.39 in | 0.99 lbPage Count:
40 pages
This warm, humorous tale is ably supported by lively mixed-media, digitally finished illustrations that affirm the story’s guiding principles of collaboration and cozy hominess…. Jewish audiences will appreciate familiar details in text and art, but the important message about the spirit of togetherness is universal. A delightful testament to the power of community.
—Kirkus Reviews
Molk’s (There Might Be Lobsters) mixed-media art portrays an exuberantly participatory community of people with varying body types and skin tones, and kids who evince as much a sense of ownership as the grown-ups. Final scenes set in the glow of the Shabbat candles have a quiet, profound beauty: deep faith, immense joy, and unshakable belonging radiate from the pages.
—Publishers Weekly
This lighthearted tale with dazzling, diverse illustrations winks to its audience (“I’ll be quiet as a deli on Yom Kippur”) as it delivers a quiet message about the value of working together to make our shared spaces bright.
—Foreword Reviews