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Two Lions (2010), Edition: Reprint, 32 pages
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Frannie is upset because an elderly neighbor is going to play the part of Haman in this year's Purim play, but Mrs. Teplitzky surprises everyone with her acting ability. Includes facts about Purim and a recipe for hamantaschen, a traditional Purim pastry.
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Sydney Taylor Book Award (Mass Import -- Pending Differentiation)
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LibraryThing member AbigailAdams26
Frannie had always enjoyed her family's Purim celebrations, which traditionally included a Purim play, or spiel. Her older brother Ezra always took the role of King Ahasueras, her cousins played Mordicai and the evil schemer, Haman, while Frannie herself got to be Esther - the brave Queen who saved
An engaging story, that touches on issues of family, friends, and tradition, Purim Play is a wonderful holiday tale, in which a young girl learns to appreciate an older person, discovers that she can learn from her, and be friends with her. The colorful illustrations by Marilyn Hafner add to the sense of fun, while the afterword fills in some details of the Purim story, and the customs that accompany it. There's even a recipe for Frannie's mother's "Bet-You-Can't-Eat-Just-One" Apricot-Orange Hamantaschen! Appealing, entertaining, and heartwarming - this is a picture-book for anyone who loves Purim, or who wants to know more about it!
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the Jewish people! But when her cousins can't come this year, because they have the flu, and her mother invites their widowed neighbor, Mrs. Teplitzky - who's "old, and talks funny" - Frannie is convinced the Purim play will be ruined. But, as her father reminds her, "crazy and wonderful things happen, especially at Purim..."An engaging story, that touches on issues of family, friends, and tradition, Purim Play is a wonderful holiday tale, in which a young girl learns to appreciate an older person, discovers that she can learn from her, and be friends with her. The colorful illustrations by Marilyn Hafner add to the sense of fun, while the afterword fills in some details of the Purim story, and the customs that accompany it. There's even a recipe for Frannie's mother's "Bet-You-Can't-Eat-Just-One" Apricot-Orange Hamantaschen! Appealing, entertaining, and heartwarming - this is a picture-book for anyone who loves Purim, or who wants to know more about it!
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LibraryThing member kidlit9
Frannie is upset because an elderly neighbor is going to play the part of Haman in this year's Purim play, but Mrs. Teplitzky surprises everyone with her acting ability. Includes facts about Purim and a recipe for hamantaschen.
ISBN
076145800X / 9780761458005
Other editions
Purim Play by Roni Schotter (Paperback)