Had Gadya: A Passover Song

By Seymour Chwast

Book Overview

Designed to provoke the curiosity of children, Had Gadya is the traditional cumulative song that ends the Passover Seder. Internationally acclaimed artist Seymour Chwast provides a fresh look at Had Gadya with a bright, spring palette in a charming folk-art style. Rabbi Michael Strassfeld provides a thought-provoking afterword on the symbolism of this beloved song.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312535708
• ISBN13: 9780312535704
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Square Fish
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.1" x 0.1" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

classic Passover book

This is a fun adaption of the classic Passover song Had Gadya. I like the folksy illustrations, and the text (which is essentially the words of the song) brings back many memories of singing at seders. The back of the book includes a page with all of the words to Had Gadya in Hebrew, but there is no compilation at the end with the entire text in English. So there is not too much repetition of the song, with the repeating verse; the text simply has the different English phrases on each page but the repeated chorus is not included. This is kind of a bummer because kids usually love repetition, and I think the repetition would make the book more fun to read to a small child. Still a good choice though for an addition to your Jewish library.