The Wonder Child: & Other Jewish Fairy Tales

by Barbara Rush and Howard Schwartz

Book Overview

Giants, undersea realms, shape-changers, heroic adventures--all are gathered together in this lavish collection of eight Jewish fairy tales from around the world. The wonder of each story is... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060235179
• ISBN13: 9780060235178
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Length: 66 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

"Daddy, read it again!"

There's something right about these stories because each one in turn has received the coveted "Daddy, read it again!" prize. There's one illustration per story so this book is good for that transitional time when the child is not ready for a completely pictureless book but her sophistication and thirst for richer prose make the picturebooks come up short. I find the illustrations quite pleasing, despite the lukewarm comments from publisher's weekly. They're well-rendered with good composition, balance, and color.