FOLKTALES AND NURSERY RHYMES
Schwartz, Howard , Rush, Barbara

A Coat for the Moon and Other Jewish Tales

(2) 4-6 Illustrated by Michael Iofin. Despite the narrow margins and the illustrations that tightly hug the gutter, this collection of fifteen stories is a well-documented contribution to the storyteller's repertoire. Hansel and Gretel appear as Rachel and Reuben in a story about bravery and pride, and children will likely recognize "The Fisherman and His Wife" in "The Fisherman and the Silver Fish," a story about Moses.

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