Thursday, November 2, 2017

The Cholent Brigade by Michael Herman -ADVISABLE

Herman, Michael The Cholent Brigade, PICTURE BOOK Kar Ben (Lerner), 2017. $18.
Monty Nudelman shovels his entire neighborhood after a big snow storm. He shovels so much that he hurts his back. That is when his church community springs to action, each person in the neighborhood sends a child with a different container of traditional Jewish stew called, Cholent. Eventually there is enough for a feast and the children enjoy it with Monty –later that week they shovel his walk after a storm.
With universal themes of community, community service, and kindness, this is a wonderful book. There is a big component that references the Jewish religion, but it would be a great talking point. Often I think the books from this publisher are meant just for the Jewish community as an audience but in this case, its balanced between a great message and an easy to understand cultural aspect.  The illustrations are simple and bright, easy to share with a group.

EL (K-3) –ADVISABLE.  Stephanie Elementary School Librarian & Author

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