Bitter and sweet
"When Hannah's family has to move, her grandmother tells her how she felt leaving the old country--it was both bitter and sweet. As Hannah leaves her friends behind and tries to get used to a new house, she only feels bitterness. Was her grandmother wrong about the sweetness? Hannah starts...
| Main Author: | Feder, Sandra V. (Author) |
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| Other Authors: | Brooker, Kyrsten (Illustrator) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Toronto [Ontario] :
Goundwood Books, House of Anansi Press,
2018.
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| Summary: |
"When Hannah's family has to move, her grandmother tells her how she felt leaving the old country--it was both bitter and sweet. As Hannah leaves her friends behind and tries to get used to a new house, she only feels bitterness. Was her grandmother wrong about the sweetness? Hannah starts to feel better about the move when she sees her new house in the soft light of the Shabbat candles. When a new friend reaches out with a special gift, Hannah realizes that sweetness can come from unexpected places and that she can even create some herself."-- |
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| Physical Description: |
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm |
| ISBN: |
9781554989959 1554989957 |
| Author Notes: |
Sandra V. Feder is the author of The Moon Inside, illustrated by Aimée Sicuro, as well as the popular Daisy series of early chapter books--Daisy's Perfect Word, Daisy's Defining Day and Daisy's Big Night. After moving many times and discovering the sweetness of each new place, she now lives in Northern California. Kyrsten Brooker studied illustration at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn and has since illustrated over twenty books for children, including Chik Chak Shabbat by Mara Rockliff and The Poem That Will Not End, written by Joan Bransfield Graham. She lives with her family in Edmonton. |