148. Measuring a Year

Measuring a Year: A Rosh Hashanah Story. Linda Elovitz Marshall. Illustrated by Zara Gonzalez Hoang. 2022. 32 pages. [Source: Review copy]

First sentence: How do you measure a year? By looking at how much you grew...or all the things you learned to do? 

Premise/plot: From the afterward, The Jewish holidays Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur mark the beginning of the Jewish New Year. This book talks about the different ways you can measure a year. The text is straight forward and basic, but the illustrations really offer more food for thought, if you will. They offer stories. 

My thoughts: I would recommend reading this one twice. The first time focusing on the text and the second time focusing on the illustrations. I think for Jewish readers--probably, almost certainly--the prominence of apples and honey will be obvious. For other readers, a tiny little note might help out. That being said, I don't expect every book to fill in the blanks and educate. I don't. Regardless of your faith or beliefs, a book about new beginnings always fits.

 

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