Rising: (An Illustrated Tale Exploring Jewish Culture, Family Rituals, and Shabbat Traditions - For Kids Ages 4-8)

By Sidura Ludwig

Book Overview

An Association of Jewish Libraries Sydney Taylor Honor Book

A quiet, joyful story celebrating a Jewish mother's tradition of making challah with her child merges a lyrical text with stunning illustrations--and includes the author's favorite recipe.

Melt into the nooks and crannies of this book's unhurried pages, offering a place to rest and a pregnant pause for counting your many blessings--current and imminent Here, a child and a mother measure, mix, knead, shape, and tuck their dough under a towel like a sleeping baby. Then, as they do every week, they wait while their dough rises, soon to be baked and gratefully shared at a Shabbat gathering with loved ones. Author Sidura Ludwig's poetic narration captures the experience of a Jewish family as they make challah--a lesson in patience, slowing down, faith, and family. Illustrator Sophia Vincent Guy brings light and warmth to the scene, from a sun-bleached, gossamer curtain to the rising steam from the bread, all rendered in delicate, decorative patterns. Whatever their background, readers will be happy to find the author's go-to recipe for challah at the end, along with a glossary and an author's note describing the personal meaning of her family's weekly ritual.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1536225495
• ISBN13: 9781536225495
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.4" x 10.9"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3