Sammy Spider's First Passover

by Sylvia A. Rouss

Book Overview

When Sammy Spider's web gets swept away during the Shapiro family's Passover cleaning, his mother decides spring is a perfect time to make a new web.

As Sammy learns to spin, he gets involved in the Passover seder and plays an important role in the success of the holiday meal.

"An adorable story with vibrant cut-out illustrations and a surprise ending. The whole family will enjoy this charming story. . . . " --Parent...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0929371828
• ISBN13: 9780929371825
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Kar-Ben Publishing (R)
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 7.7" x 10.5"
• Age Range: 3 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 4

Customer Reviews

A very sweet book.

I got this book for my son soon after he turned 2. He absolutely loved it! The book kept him interested and very engaged. I would recommend this book to others as a great Passover 101 book for little ones.

Cute

Sammy Spider was fast asleep in his family web up on the Shapiro's ceiling. A warm spring sun shown through the window, and suddenly a loud noise wakened him. Mr. Shapiro was dusting the ceiling with a broom. Sammy's mother explained that each spring, when the Shapiro family cleaned for Passover, the Spiders made a new web. As his mother told him how to spin a web, Sammy was distracted by the squares on the table below. "That's called matzah." Mrs. Spider explained that the Shapiros would eat it at their special meal, called a seder, which also featured a big platter with a roasted egg, bone, parsley, charoset and bitter herbs to help them celebrate. Sammy watched Mr. Shapiro hide the afikomen. After the meal, his son Josh would have try to find it to earn a prize.Sammy was simply not interested in making a web. He listened to Josh ask the Four Questions--why was this night different from all other nights? When Josh hunted for the Afikomen, he also found a special present from Sammy Spider. But that's a secret also hidden--between the covers of this cute book. This book is a special Pessach delight for the three-and-under set. Alyssa A. Lappen

A very good book for young children about Passover

This book is very good for young children of all ages. It teaches the children in a fun way why we celebrate Passover and the history about it.

Awsome Mrs. Rouss!!!!!

Mrs. Rouss, I know this sounds hard to belive, but I was in your pre school class at Beth Tofilah in Baltimore! I loved your book! Very creative!