The Sounds of My Jewish Year

by Marji Gold-Vukson

Preschoolers can explore the Jewish holidays with familiar sounds--the "sizzle, sizzle" of potato latkes on Hanukkah, the "crunch, crunch" of matzah on Passover, and more.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 158013047X
• ISBN13: 9781580130479
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Kar-Ben Publishing (R)
• Length: 12 Pages
• Weight: 0.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.5" x 6.6"
• Age Range: 1 to 4 years

Customer Reviews

Creating a sensory memory of cultural traditions

Truth in reviewing: I shared a bedroom with the illustrator when we were very young. Therefore, it goes without saying that the illustrations are excellent. Also, I am not Jewish, but I was raised among the traditions and know a little something about children's books. Those issues aside, I see a wonderfully interactive book that conveys cultural traditions on a sensory level that preschoolers can appreciate. Each holiday has an associated sound that the child who is being read to or the child who is reading it will enjoy recreating, like the crunch, crunch of eating holiday-related foods. This not only acquaints the child with his/her own faith but would be a fine way to introduce the culture to non-Jewish children.