A Sweet Year: A Taste of the Jewish Holidays - Hardcover

Podwal, Mark

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0385746377 ISBN 13: 9780385746373

Publisher: Doubleday Books for Young Readers, 2003

Synopsis

The Jewish year is blessed with many holidays, and each one has its special food. From Rosh Hashanah to Shavuot, from the Seder meal to the Sabbath meal, food celebrates the season and commemorates the miraculous. With lyrical prose and rich, vivid paintings, renowned artist Mark Podwal takes an inspired look at the age-old bond between the sacred and the sumptuous in this glorious gift book for any holiday in the Jewish year.

About this title

About the Author:

Mark Podwal is the author and illustrator of numerous books and his art has appeared in publications such as The New York Times.

From Booklist:

PreS-Gr. 3. Fanciful images daubed in gouache and acrylics create bright, contemporary symbols of the timeless role food plays in the Jewish holidays. Each page of creative art faces thoughtful, yet economically phrased, text explaining each holiday and the unique customs or legends surrounding the traditional food of the religious observance. An olive branch blossoms into pink dreidels to illustrate Podwal's almost poetic verbal picture of the sights, smells, food, and history surrounding the miraculous vial of olive oil that burns at the heart of Hanukkah festivities. A gargantuan slice of cheesecake looms like Mt. Sinai over tents in the desert, representing the dairy delights served at Shavuot, the commemoration of the Israelites' receiving the Ten Commandments in the wilderness. Additional brief facts and anecdotes complete this compact, yet hugely imaginative, evocation of Jewish observances. Ellen Mandel
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About this edition

• Publisher: Doubleday Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0385746377
• ISBN 13: 9780385746373
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Podwal Mark