Shani's Shoebox - Hardcover

Hoffer, Rinat

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1784382485 ISBN 13: 9781784382483

Publisher: Green Bean Books, 2018

Synopsis

Once it was a box of shoes, now it’s a box of memories.

When Shani is given new shoes for Rosh Hashanah, she doesn’t throw away the old shoebox, she reuses it for different Jewish festivals throughout the year – Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Hanukkah, Tu B’Shvat, Purim, Passover, Yom HaAtzma’ut, Lag B’Omer, Shavuot – until she gets new shoes on Rosh Hashanah again. This is a clever and original story by an award-winning author and illustrator, which will inspire kids to get creative while learning about different festival celebrations. Perfect for 4 to 8-year-olds.

About this title

About the Author:

Rinat Hoffer was as born in 1966 and grew up in Holon, Israel. She worked for many years as an independent illustrator in daily newspapers (Ma'ariv, Yedioth), magazines and on advertising campaigns. She has illustrated many children's books, including Once the Sea was Soup by Shira Geffen (Zmora Bitan 1993), The Cleanest Girl in the World by Chana Livneh (Zmora Bitan 1994), Such a Friend by Nira Harel (Hakibbutz Hameuhad 2002), The Magic Hat by Leah Goldberg (Hakibbutz Hameuchad 2005), and more. In I995 she began to write and illustrate her own books. Her works include, Wardrobe of Poetry, Purple Monster, A Hedgehog with A Suitcase and Ayelet's Cat. Her awards include the Gutman Prize for Illustration; the IBBY Award, the Ben-Yitzhak Prize of the Israel Museum, the Zeev Prize for Children's Literature and the Hans Christian Andersen Medal. Hoffer lives in Gedera with her husband and three children.

Review:

"This book is a lovely way to talk to children about the calendar, discussing when each festival falls and how we make them meaningful." (Angela Kiverstein The Jewish Chronicle)

"Prepare to be enchanted! “Shani’s Shoebox,” a gently rhyming poem-story for Rosh Hashanah by the award-winning Israeli illustrator and children’s author Rinat Hoffer, will kick off the Jewish New Year on the right foot....   [Rinat] Hoffer’s colurful, animated illustrations draw in readers with vibrant energy. In one scene, as the family prepares the house for Passover, Shani is on a stool cleaning a mirror and her dad is sweeping. It’s refreshing to have a children’s story that depicts a father in everyday roles more commonly associated with moms, like buying shoes for his kids and cleaning the house" (Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

"With enchanting pictures and detailed pictures it is the perfect prompt for discussions and art projects. Sure to become a family and classroom favourite" (Angela Kiverstein The Jewish Chronicle)

"Bold, cartoonish illustrations serve the text well for this excellent read-aloud choice for homes and classrooms who want to talk about the holidays, the seasons, or recycling." (Association of Jewish Libraries)

About this edition

• Publisher: Green Bean Books
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1784382485
• ISBN 13: 9781784382483
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 36