A 2007 Association of Jewish Libraries Notable Book for Younger Readers:
Cathy Goldberg Fishman and Melanie Hall's wonderful collaborative collection of books about Jewish holidays grows to include Sukkot and Simchat Torah with this new title. More non-fiction than fiction, On Sukkot and Simchat Torah presents a child telling about her family's preparations for and celebration of these holidays. She describes the excitement of building the sukkah and eating in it, the feel of the lulav and etrog, and the sadness at the end of the holiday, as well as the thrill of singing,... more info
On Sukkot and Simchat Torah:
A young girl narrates her family's celebration of Sukkot and Simchat Torah: building and decorating the sukkah, inviting the ushpizin, eating and sitting in the Sukkah, blessing the lulav and etrog, going to the synagogue for Shemini Atzeret, marching and dancing on Simchat Torah, and listening to her mother chant from the Torah. As with the other books in this series (On Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, On Hanukkah, On Purim, On Shabbat, and On Passover) Fishman places Sukkot and Simchat Torah within the... more info
Fishman's Book Celebrates Festivals of Sukkot and Simchat Torah:
Augusta, Georgia author, Cathy Goldberg Fishman, brings to life two Jewish fall holidays, Sukkot and Simchat Torah, in this new book published by Kar-Ben Publishing. We follow the preparations and learn about these two lesser-known Jewish holidays through the eyes of a child narrator. Written in a clear, easy-to-understand style, Fishman shows us the family building the sukkah (small shelter) that is used for this holiday, which is a harvest festival. Woven into the historical information on this and the... more info
