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Holiday House (2011), Edition: Reprint, 28 pages
Description
No one will help the Little Red Hen make the Passover matzah, but they all want to help her eat it. Includes information about Passover, a recipe for matzah, and a glossary of Yiddish words used in the story.
Awards
Sydney Taylor Book Award (Mass Import -- Pending Differentiation)
CCBC Choices (2011)
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LibraryThing member AbigailAdams26
The traditional tale of the Little Red Hen, who plants and harvests her own grain, takes it to the miller, and bakes it into bread, all by herself, and then must decide whether to share the fruits of her labor with her lazy friends, is retold by Leslie Kimmelman as a Passover story in this
Like Jane Breskin Zalben's Happy Passover, Rosie, this is a fun holiday tale whose purpose is not so much to explain the story and significance of Passover, as to offer an entertaining story incorporating its celebration. A brief afterword does provide some additional information about the holiday, as well as a recipe for matzah, but The Little Red Hen and the Passover Matzah is primarily a book for entertainment. I appreciated Kimmelman's reworking of the tale, which, with its theme of grain cultivation and baking, seemed particularly relevant to a story about making matzah. Paul Meisel's ink, watercolor, and pastel illustrations are lively and colorful. All in all, an appealing tale, recommended to anyone who is looking for good Passover storybooks.
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appealing new picture-book. Determined to be prepared for the holiday, the Little Red Hen begins far in advance, planting the wheat she will need to make matzah. But "Oy gevalt!" Her friends - Dog, Horse and Sheep - refuse (sometimes quite rudely) all of her many requests for help. Which doesn't stop them from showing up to enjoy the Passover Seder, of course! Will the Little Red Hen send them on their way? Or will she remember the words from the Haggadah, "Let all who are hungry come and eat?"Like Jane Breskin Zalben's Happy Passover, Rosie, this is a fun holiday tale whose purpose is not so much to explain the story and significance of Passover, as to offer an entertaining story incorporating its celebration. A brief afterword does provide some additional information about the holiday, as well as a recipe for matzah, but The Little Red Hen and the Passover Matzah is primarily a book for entertainment. I appreciated Kimmelman's reworking of the tale, which, with its theme of grain cultivation and baking, seemed particularly relevant to a story about making matzah. Paul Meisel's ink, watercolor, and pastel illustrations are lively and colorful. All in all, an appealing tale, recommended to anyone who is looking for good Passover storybooks.
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LibraryThing member misscopaneca
I love this version of the little red hen! It is a gracious twist that the hen invites the other animals to eat with her, after not helping with the matzah preparations; they are contrite and help with the dishes after the meal! I may read this book in my English Language Development class, as we
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are currently doing a unit on where foods come from. This book is perfect for illustrating the process of planting, grinding, kneading, and baking! Show Less
LibraryThing member Lourraine
I think I remember reading or hearing this story before. It's been written before maybe? Anyways lets start with the illustration, loved it it was great. I like the red hen and her little chicks. I like the colors and the flow of pictures. The story was great she had a lot to do to and asked her
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friends for help but none of them would help her. When she finished making the matzah all her friends came in hungry wanting to eat but she scolded them. After thought she made them feel ashamed she of course invited her friends. They were sorry and helped clean the dishes. I love how the end of the book it talks about Passover and how to make matzah! Show Less
LibraryThing member mschurchill
I like the repetition of the tale and how it ends. It's a fun twist to the well known Little Red Hen story! I also like the infomation about Passover and the glossary at the back of the book. It's neat that the author includes the recipe for matzah too.
LibraryThing member Rachel_Cohen
The book was great and explains how Matzah is made and the importance of helping out your friends and some of the different aspects of Passover as well. It is a great educational book for kids. I think this book is great for kids who are interested in different cultures. It really gives a look into
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the holiday and what you have to make. Show Less
LibraryThing member vbarbe1
In my opinion this is a good book. I like the book because of the descriptive language used through out the story. It was very detailed when describing hen’s activities to prepare for Passover and the responses she was given when she asked for help. The book also used words that maybe unfamiliar
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to some of its readers so the author did a nice job in giving meaning to the words that readers maybe unfamiliar with. Another reason I liked this story is because the pace of the story was just right. It gave step by step task that hen had to perform in order to prepare her Seder dinner. The author allowed ample time for the weeds to grow all the way to having it ground into flour. He didn't skip anything that was significant in the wheat being planted unto it’s final destination, the Seder dinner. The message of this story is though our friends can do things that may upset us best to forgive them. Show Less
LibraryThing member Shoshanabrmsn
The Little Red Hen is making matzah for her Passover Seder when her lazy friends knock on the door. She invites them in and asks them to help her pick wheat, bake matzah and set the table but none of them want to help. She remembers the Haggadah which states, “invite all who are hungry to eat”
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and decides to forgive her friends. The twist at the end is that she has them do the dishes after dinner while she relaxes. She remembers the Haggadah which states, “invite all who are hungry to eat” and decides to forgive her friends. The twist at the end is that she has them do the dishes after dinner while she relaxes. Show Less
LibraryThing member MissMurray2014
I purchased this book in a scholastic book order a few years back, but just had the chance to read it this year for this class. It follows the traditional tale of The Little Red Hen, but ties in religious aspects from the Jewish holiday of passover. It teaches students about the power of friendship
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and helping out to conquer a common goal. I like that the book includes information about passover, has a recipe for how to make Matzah and has a glossary to help teach unknown Yiddish vocabulary. I could see using this book in a Sunday school classroom. Show Less
LibraryThing member HeidiJones
This is an interesting account of the classic tale The Little Red Hen. I liked that it incorporated the Jewish culture and the Yiddish terms in the glossary are fun to learn. It would be a great one to add to a study of classic tales.
LibraryThing member songshu
In this revision of an old story, our Little Red Hen prepares for and cooks Matzah for Passover, with no help from her friends.
LibraryThing member Cheryl_in_CC_NV
One of my favorite fables; I'm always looking for win-win endings. ?This has a pretty good one.
The pictures are a little too cartoony for me - book lost 1/2 star for that.
A mensch forgives." ?áAnd then what? ?áRead it for yourself. :)"
The pictures are a little too cartoony for me - book lost 1/2 star for that.
A mensch forgives." ?áAnd then what? ?áRead it for yourself. :)"
LibraryThing member HandelmanLibraryTINR
A classic tale gets a Jewish twist, when Little Red Hen asks her friends for help making Passover matzah.
LibraryThing member Daumari
The classic Little Red Hen tale, with a Passover twist. Another book from the Friends of the Library sale that I'm sending to a friend.
ISBN
0823423271 / 9780823423279
Other editions
The Little Red Hen and the Passover Matzah by Leslie Kimmelman (Hardcover)
The Little Red Hen and the Passover Matzah by Leslie Kimmelman (Hardcover)
The Little Red Hen and the Passover Matzah by Leslie Kimmelman (Paperback)
The Little Red Hen and the Passover Matzah by Leslie Kimmelman (Paperback)