The Horn Book Guide

RELIGION

Strauss, Linda Leopold

The Elijah Door: A Passover Tale

32 pp. | Holiday | April, 2012 | Trade ISBN 978-0-8234-1911-1 $16.95

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Alexi Natchev. In a small village long ago, the once-close Lippa and Galinsky families feuded. With the rabbi, their children (who loved one another) enacted a plan to bring their families together for Seder so that Passover could truly be celebrated. How the whole village participates makes for a warmhearted story of reconciliation and togetherness. Strikingly painted woodcuts illustrate the Passover tale.

Reviewer: Amy Kellman