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Lamstein, Sarah Marwil

Letter on the Wind: A Chanukah Tale

32 pp. | Boyds | September, 2007 | Trade ISBN 978-1-932425-74-1 $16.95
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Neil Waldman. Hayim's village is so devastated by drought that a holiday celebration seems impossible. Hayim drafts a letter to the Almighty begging for oil, and a serendipitous wind delivers the note to a rich merchant. Though a secondary conflict feels contrived, the humble-hero trope found in Jewish folklore, beautifully offset by delicately hued, geometrically accented illustrations, is effectively cast.
Reviewer: Claire E. Gross

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