The Horn Book Guide

RELIGION

Pearl, Sydelle

Elijah's Tears: Stories for the Jewish Holidays

65 pp. | Pelican | March, 2004 | Trade ISBN 1-58980-178-4 $$14.95
Reissue (1996, Holt)

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Rossitza Skortcheva. Five stories about the prophet Elijah explain, for example, why he visits Jewish homes during the Passover seder and how his sister's weaving brought light to the world. Some sentences are awkwardly written and the use of Shabbos and Shabbat on the same page is confusing, but in general, the short tales, accompanied by black-and-white line drawings, are suitable for reading aloud. Glos.

Reviewer: Amy Kellman