The Miracles of Passover

By Josh Hanft

The miracle of the Passover story comes to life in Seymour Chwast's illustrations. Starting with Moses' birth and his mission from God and moving through the ten plagues and the exodus from Egypt,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1593546009
• ISBN13: 9781593546007
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Blue Apple Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.4" x 9.4"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

My Daughter loves this book

My daughter is 3 1/2 and keeps coming home from school asking me to tell her about Moses. We picked this book from those available at our local bookstore and she seemed to enjoy the story and pictures right from the beginning. I can either tell the story as written or simplify it slightly to make it more age appropriate. I also like that she can grow with it for another year or two, whereas many of the other Passover books were much too simplistic for this age group. The illustrations and flaps are wonderful.

The Miracles of Passover

This book offers a straightforward retelling of the Passover story for young children with eager hands. Illustrations are colorful and the "lift-the-flap" element offers delightful visual surprises. A double page spread of the fleeing Jews at night is compelling, and when Moses' staff turns into a snake just to eat the magician's staff, the result is indeed miraculous in composition and humor. However, the story is recalled in a neutral, omniscient voice, which does not give the reader any emotional sense of the dramatic story. After retelling the story of the Exodus from Egypt, Hanft uses the last pages to explain some of the history of Seder and the special foods on the Seder plate. He concludes with the traditional wish, "We wait for the time when Elijah will announce the day of peace for everyone. We end the seder with these words, NEXT YEAR IN JERUSALEM." For ages 3-6.