Sammy Spider's First Haggadah (Passover)

Features

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Cover Type: Paperback with 32 pages
• Published by: Kar-Ben Publishing December 26, 2006
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1580132308
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1580132305
• Book Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.4 x 0.2 inches
• Weighs: 4.8 ounces

From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 1—This highly successful collaboration is both visually appealing and perfect for the targeted age group. Sammy Spider gently leads readers through the Passover Seder, preceded by the ritual of discarding leavened products and including all sorts of fun songs set to popular tunes. This Haggadah may be used to act the story out in a classroom environment or read to children to familiarize them with the account of the Jews' exodus from Egypt. Colorful paper-collage illustrations and an attractive layout move the text along seamlessly.—Lisa Silverman, Sinai Temple Library, Los Angeles
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Reader Reviews
In this third Passover title added to Sammy Spider's First Passover and Sammy Spider's Passover Fun Book from the popular Sammy Spider series, Rouss tells the story of Passover and explains the holiday in terms that young children can understand. She includes little songs with melodies suggested by Sammy, such as singing "Make Room for Matzah" to the tune of "On Top of Old Smokey" and "Fill the Seder Plate" to the tune of "London Bridge" There is a checklist of what belongs on the seder table, illustrated with the objects named in the list. Then she has Sammy teach the answers to the four questions, in English, and the prayers over the candles, wine, matzah, bitter herbs and charoset, in English and Hebrew, with the transliteration for each. She provides parts for a reader and chorus to tell the story of Moses and Passover at the Seder. The book ends with the search for the Afikomen; an original little song called "Crunch Goes the Matzah" (sung to the tune of "Pop Goes the Weasel,") a blessing for after the meal, a brief explanation of Elijah's Cup with an accompanying song, and a transliterated Dayenu. No music notation is included for any of the songs. Kahn's vividly colored cut-paper illustrations add a lively touch to the informative, young child-appropriate text. The author explains the ten plagues as "ten bad things made by God to change Pharaoh's mind about letting the Jewish people leave." She includes text and illustrations for four of the plagues: frogs, lice, wheat-eating locusts, and darkness, but does not explain the last plague - killing the first-born- in deference to book's young audience. This would be excellent to use at a family Seder with young children, and at model Seders for the youngest classes at school. For ages 3 - 6. Comment | | (Report this)