Awards

• Joan G. Sugarman Children's Book Award Honorable Mention
• National Jewish Book Award Finalist
• Sydney Taylor Book Award Notable

Overview

The Ziz, a clumsy, but good hearted bird knocks over a tree that destroys the children's garden. When he asks God's help to fix it, he is instructed to find the hardest word. A lesson in atonement.

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9781580130288

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A breezy plot, a whirlwind protagonist, a sense of the silly and vibrant an combine to explain a vital part of our most somber and introspective holiday...Kar-Ben deserves our thanks for publishing another appealing gem.

Author Information

Jacqueline Jules is an award-winning author and poet. Her many children's books include The Hardest Word (National Jewish Book Award finalist), What a Way to Start the New Year! A Rosh Hashanah Story, and Moses and the Runaway Lamb. She lives in Long Island, New York. Katherine Janus Kahn studied Fine Arts at the Bezalel School in Jerusalem and at the University of Iowa. She has illustrated many children's books including Kar-Ben's popular Sammy Spider series. She lives in Wheaton, Maryland.

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