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33 pp.
| Hachai
| November, 1999
|
TradeISBN 0-922613-91-5$$9.95
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Sarah Kranz.
Although the furniture, books, pots and pans, and toys are unpacked, young Rivkie knows something is still missing. She and her family go room by room, unpacking the Jewish religious objects, from the Shabbos candlesticks to the mezuzahs. For observant Jewish families this picture book story of adjusting to a new house will strike a chord. The muted color illustrations are adequate. Glos.