(4) K-3 Illustrated by Joani Keller Rothenberg. This Cain and Abel story strives for impartiality, mitigating Cain's act yet grieving Abel's death, and concludes somewhat simplistically that "when each person learns to reach out an open hand without the rock, without the sword, without the gun, the entire world can be saved." Vivid, rich illustrations with high-voltage rainbow hues envision a fruitful prelapsarian land as described in a thematic Midrash passage.

Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam

(4) 4-6 This tenth anniversary edition has a new introduction and illustrations by the author. The book is divided into four parts, each containing four short sermons about the major topics of "Seeing," "Hearing," "Doing," and "Person." The preaching is leavened with an occasional story from rabbinical literature. Jewish religious schools may find the book useful as a departure point for discussions.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Melanie Hall. In a retelling of the story from Genesis, God creates humans "in Our likeness," and each animal shares a characteristic with the new humans, such as gracefulness from swans and curiosity from chimpanzees. Thus "nature [lives] in humankind." Hall's scratchboard and watercolor illustrations lend accessibility to Swartz's formal language, which echoes that of the Bible while bringing a modern sensibility to the story.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth