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When the Chickens Went on Strike: A Rosh Hashanah Tale

32 pp. | Dutton | July, 2003 | Trade ISBN 0-525-46862-5 $$15.99
(2) K-3 Illustrated by Matthew Trueman. Silverman adapts a tale by Sholom Aleichem, best known for his Tevye the Milkman stories. A young boy explains the custom of making Kapores--waving a chicken over one's head to get rid of one's sins--and recalls the year the chickens went on strike. Trueman's comically angry chickens aptly reflect the humor of the tale. The rich, dark colors of his mixed-media paintings evoke the Old World setting.
Reviewer: Lauren Adams | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2003

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