Awards
- Commended for Sydney Taylor Book Award (Picture Book) 2023
Overview
A little girl grieves the loss of her mother, but she can't grieve alone. When her friends and family arrive at her house to sit shiva, laden with cakes and stories, she refuses to come downstairs. But the laughter and memories gradually bring her into the fold, where she is comforted by her community. By the end of the book, she feels stronger and more nourished, and she understands the beautiful tradition. Then, when sees her father sitting alone, she is able to comfort him in his time of need. Sitting Shiva is a beautiful, heartfelt story about grief and loss, but also about comfort and community. It shows that no matter what religion you practice, we are all more similar than we are different. A note from the author explains the ritual of sitting shiva, a seven-day period of mourning for the death of a family member observed in Jewish homes.
Full Product Details
Author: Erin Silver ,
Michelle Theodore
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Imprint: Orca Book Publishers
Dimensions:
Width: 22.40cm
, Height: 1.00cm
, Length: 27.70cm
Weight: 0.440kg
ISBN: 9781459827721
ISBN 10: 1459827724
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 17 May 2022
Recommended Age: From 3 to 5 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Not yet available
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Reviews
Explains the Jew-ish mourn-ing peri-od in a gen-tle, easy-to-under-stand, car-ing man-ner...Sim-ple and acces-si-ble...Care-ful-ly phrased, evoca-tive-ly illus-trat-ed, and empha-sizes time spent with fam-i-ly and friends. -- Jewish Book Council The comforting text and the warm images will help young readers begin to understand what shiva means in Jewish families. -- Sal's Fiction Addiction This poignant story about mourning and finding comfort in community is universally relatable. -- Booklist A thoughtful and gentle introduction to shiva, grief, and mourning to even the littlest of readers. -- Association of Jewish Libraries With its lovely, warm illustrations and perfectly pitched storyline, provides an accessible introduction to shiva for readers of all ages...A sensitive, powerful treatment of a child's grief. -- Kirkus Reviews Shows great empathy for a child's feelings when coping with loss. That Silver does this task in a unique and emotional way that manages to convey the traditions associated with the practice of sitting Shiva is admirable. Highly Recommended. -- CM: Canadian Review of Materials
Shows great empathy for a child's feelings when coping with loss. That Silver does this task in a unique and emotional way that manages to convey the traditions associated with the practice of sitting Shiva is admirable. Highly Recommended. -- CM: Canadian Review of Materials
Author Information
Erin Silver is a children's author and freelance writer whose work has appeared in everything from Good Housekeeping to the Washington Post. She is the author of numerous books for children, including Rush Hour: Navigating Our Global Traffic Jam in the Orca Footprints line, as well as What Kids Did: Stories of Kindness and Invention in the Time of COVID-19 and Proud to Play: Canadian LGBTQ+ Athletes Who Made History. Erin holds a master of fine arts in creative nonfiction from the University of King's College in Halifax, a postgraduate journalism degree from Toronto Metropolitan University and a bachelor of arts from the University of Toronto. Michelle Theodore was born and raised in Edmonton. She loves making intelligent and captivating illustrations that evoke a deep emotional connection. Her recent work focuses on exploring the intangible feelings of childhood memory and her strong obsession with the pull of the ocean.
