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Chronicle Books (2005), Edition: 1st Chronicle Books Ed, Paperback, 32 pages
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Juvenile Fiction. Literature. HTML: Kind-hearted Moishe is given a magical frying pan that will produce all the latkes you could wish forâ??latkes by the dozen, latkes by the hundredsâ??but only Moishe must use it. Alas, his short-tempered wife, Baila, does not heed the warning
Awards
Sydney Taylor Book Award (Mass Import -- Pending Differentiation)
National Jewish Book Award (Winner — Children's Picture Book — 2000)
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LibraryThing member break
We are in the enchanted world of the Wishniak, a shtetl, where dybbuk's can wreak havoc, wonder rabbis perform miracles, or--as it happens in Moishe's Miracle by Laura Krauss Melmed—frying pans can produce unlimited amount of latkes, potato pancakes, for Hunakkah. The catch: only Moishe, the
The whole book is bursting with energy and humor. David Slonim's oilpaintings and Al Cetta's gorgeous typography round up the user experience to pure pleasure. The penultimate page includes the almost unavoidable summary of what Hanukkah is about and the last page contains a short glossary of Yiddish and Hebrew words used in the book. There were a few I was not familiar with myself.
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generous milkman can use the new pan effectively. When it is used for free to feed the whole villages it works great. When his wife sets out to earn a few kopeks it fails miserable. The final outcome however is shalom habayit, peace in the house. That's worth of not having free latkes, isn't it?The whole book is bursting with energy and humor. David Slonim's oilpaintings and Al Cetta's gorgeous typography round up the user experience to pure pleasure. The penultimate page includes the almost unavoidable summary of what Hanukkah is about and the last page contains a short glossary of Yiddish and Hebrew words used in the book. There were a few I was not familiar with myself.
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LibraryThing member carrie.murphy
This is a fun, magical story that celebrate's the joy's of Hanukkak. In this book, Moishe receives a magical frying pan that can prepare unlimited Hanukkah latkes but when misused by his wife, causes much grief.
LibraryThing member STBA
On the eve of Hanukkah, a poor man receives a magic frying pan that produces endless latkes. Moishe wants to feed the whole village but his wife, Baila, has other ideas...The deep, dusky pictures glow with magic.
LibraryThing member elizabethhart
Moishe's Miracle: A Hanukkah Story is a beautifully illustrated story containing the aspects of many Jewish folktales including comedy, mystery and yiddish and hebrew words. The reader will find my favorite addition, a glossary, in the back of the book defining hebrew vocabulary found throughout
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the tale. The main character, Moishe, is a kind and generous man who provides the people in his poor village of Wishniak with an extra quart of milk here and there. His wife, Baila, however is not so giving and scolds Moishe for his generous ways. One night, a stranger leaves Moishe a miraculous gift in the barn - a pan that produces an unlimited number of latkes when placed over an open fire. Latkes are potato pancakes traditionally eating during Hanukkah. The stranger warns Moishe that he, and only he, must use the pan. After discovering its miraculous qualities, Baila attempts to use the pan to sell latkes to her neighbors for a price in order to retrieve the money lost by her generous husband. The reader learns the importance of sharing gifts and how a husband, wife, and village come together in a Hanukkah miracle. Show Less
LibraryThing member AbigailAdams26
A generous and gentle soul, Moishe the Milkman was forever giving away extra milk and cream to the poorer villagers, driving his penny-pinching wife, Baila - a born complainer and scolder - to distraction. When his kindheartedness is rewarded, and a magical frying pan - one which produces an
An engaging original story, one that reads like a traditional folktale, Moishe's Miracle follows the basic narrative outline of stories like The Sorcerer's Apprentice, or Strega Nona, in which a magical gift or ability, when wielded by someone for whom it was not intended, goes dangerously awry. I liked the ending here, in which the rabbi's arrival puts a stop to the frying pan's shenanigans, and the magical ability is lost, as this highlights the notion that our actions have consequences, often permanent. The artwork, done by David Slonim in earthy tones, is marvelously expressive (one can almost hear Baila rolling her eyes, in one scene), and adds to the book's other charms. All in all, an appealing Hanukkah title, one I would recommend to anyone looking for fun stories for the holiday!
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endless supply of latkes, if (and only if) Moishe is using it - is mysteriously left in his barn as a gift, it seems that all the couple's problems have been solved. Now they will always have enough for themselves, and for all their friends and neighbors as well! But Baila, not content with the gift, tries to use it herself, in order to make a profit, and disaster ensues. Instead of latkes, she's produced demons! Can everything be set to rights again...?An engaging original story, one that reads like a traditional folktale, Moishe's Miracle follows the basic narrative outline of stories like The Sorcerer's Apprentice, or Strega Nona, in which a magical gift or ability, when wielded by someone for whom it was not intended, goes dangerously awry. I liked the ending here, in which the rabbi's arrival puts a stop to the frying pan's shenanigans, and the magical ability is lost, as this highlights the notion that our actions have consequences, often permanent. The artwork, done by David Slonim in earthy tones, is marvelously expressive (one can almost hear Baila rolling her eyes, in one scene), and adds to the book's other charms. All in all, an appealing Hanukkah title, one I would recommend to anyone looking for fun stories for the holiday!
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ISBN
0811852342 / 9780811852340
Other editions
Moishe's Miracle: A Hanukkah Story by Laura Krauss Melmed (Hardcover)