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40 pp.
| Random/Random House Studio
| September, 2024
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TradeISBN 9780593645567$18.99
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LibraryISBN 9780593645574$21.99
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EbookISBN 9780593645581$10.99
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K-3
Illustrated by
Vesper Stamper.
A gentle third-person text shares a grandfather’s thoughts about how the art he creates, the stories he tells, etc., for his grandchildren are nothing out of the ordinary—but readers will likely arrive before he does at the conclusion that even if he told the kids he was just average, “it probably wouldn’t matter.” They’d still see him as “the greatest grandfather in the world.” Richly hued watercolor-and-gouache illustrations are full of details about the family’s life, including, along with the text, welcome references to their Jewish identity.
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Illustrated by
Vesper Stamper.
This picture-book biography tells the story of Cahan (1860–1951), cofounder and later editor of the Forverts, the Yiddish newspaper known in English as The Jewish Daily Forward. Finkelstein's clear text traces Cahan's journey from the Pale of Settlement -- he fled after being questioned by czarist police over his support of workers -- to New York, as well as his experiences as a new immigrant before the paper's founding. The book's depiction of Cahan's work on the paper emphasizes his understanding of and advocacy for the needs of other Jews, immigrants, and workers. Stamper's bustling street scenes, classrooms, and newspaper offices include plenty of instances of print to pore over in multiple languages (Cahan "loved words" in English, Russian, Hebrew, and Yiddish). Back matter includes more information on Cahan and on Yiddish, an author's note, a timeline, a bibliography, and suggested further reading.
Reviewer: Shoshana Flax
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
January, 2024
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