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32 pp.
| Kar-Ben
| September, 2013
|
TradeISBN 978-0-7613-8127-3$17.95
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Cosei Kawa.
The young narrator describes accompanying her parents, actors in the Yiddish theater, to performances; one day, she ends up on stage. For the right audience, the book--informed by the ninety-six-year-old author's childhood--provides an authentic glimpse into the early-twentieth-century Yiddish theater experience; an explanatory note is included. Muted, attractively stylized illustrations with a charming bygone-era sensibility complement the quiet story.