While we aren't Jewish, many of our friends are and our school always has off for the high holidays, Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. When Madeleine and Henry were in nursery school they were even given apples and honey in class to celebrate Rosh Hashana. I wish we had this book in our collection then because I would definitely have read it to them. The stories about the Jewish holidays are informative as well as charming, featuring two sisters, Debbie and Ruth. Published in 1942 the tales and language evoke what feels like a simpler time. There's a particularly interesting story about the girls sending money off to Palestine to plant a tree in George Washington's forest. I had to look this up and it was a real thing that was proposed in the 1930's.
The cover and inside end pages have the best illustrations. Sadie Rose Weilerstein also authored popular The Adventures of K'Ton Ton.
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