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Goldin, Barbara Diamond

Cakes and Miracles: A Purim Tale

32 pp. | Cavendish | November, 2010 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7614-5701-5 $17.99
New ed. (1991, Viking)

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Jaime Zollars. A blind boy feels helpless to assist his hardworking mother bake and sell hamantashen, the three-corned pastries for Purim. In a dream an angel tells him that he can see--in his mind's eye--and he astonishes his mother by creating cookies in lovely shapes. This new edition has shorter text and new illustrations of collage and acrylic paint in warm, golden-hued shades.

Reviewer: Amy Kellman | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 1991