Sound the Shofar!: A Story for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur

This is a good primary informational narrative about The Day of Awe, the days from Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur. It covers the holiday traditions that are common and what the purpose of the holiday is. It's a good book for reading aloud to an auience that only needs the basics to understand the

purpose of the holiday.

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LibraryThing member Cheryl_in_CC_NV

Almost makes me want to be Jewish – the two holidays of their New Year are celebrated with delightful traditions. This is a short & simple explanation, with iconographic drawings of a modern Jewish community. Nothing wrong with it, but nothing special.

LibraryThing member AbigailAdams26

The narrator's Uncle Jake practices blowing the shofar - the ram's horn used during the Jewish High Holy Days - in this simple holiday picture-book intended for younger, preschool children. The narrative describes one family's observance of Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) and Yom Kippur (the Day of

Atonement), while a very brief author's note at the rear gives more information...

Apparently the family in Sound the Shofar!: A Story for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur has also appeared in Leslie Kimmelman's Hanukkah Lights, Hanukkah Nights and Hooray! It's Passover, neither of which I have read to date. Although I wouldn't describe it as particularly strong, in the storytelling department, I do think this book would work very well as a basic introduction to Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur for younger children. The accompanying artwork by John Himmelman is cute, although (like the text) not particularly noteworthy. Recommended to those seeking simple picture-books about the Jewish High Holy Days.

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