Do Not Eat This Book!: Fun with Jewish Foods & Festivals

by Beth Kander (Author) Mike Moran (Illustrator)

Do Not Eat This Book!: Fun with Jewish Foods & Festivals
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade

With a little Yiddish and a lot of humor mixed in, this bubbly read-aloud picture book about holiday foods and traditions emphasizes the joy of the Jewish experience. Rhyming text takes readers through Jewish holidays, including Tu B'Shevat, Purim, and Chanukah, and their related special dishes. Colorful artwork brings the mouthwatering foods to the page and the table.

But no matter how delicious the foods look, do not eat this book!

Back matter includes a glossary describing each holiday, along with easy, kid-friendly recipes for the featured dishes, kitchen-tested by the author and her family.

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Lilting, humorous, four-line verses on each page introduce Shabbat, Purim, Hanukkah, Passover, Shavuot, and Tu B’Shevat, providing a hint at their themes and showcasing some delicious foods, described lovingly.
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9781534111882
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Publication date
August 15, 2023
Series
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BISAC categories
JNF014000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Cooking & Food
JNF049110 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Religion | Judaism
JNF026120 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Holidays & Celebrations | Passover
Library of Congress categories
Judaism
Fasts and feasts
Jewish cooking

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