Miriam and the Sasquatch: A Rosh Hashanah Story
A sasquatch invades her family's apple orchard at Rosh Hashanah so Miriam tries to scare it away with her shofar blowing. But when the creature helps her escape a swarm of bees, Miriam begins to see her visitor in a new light.

"This clever Rosh Hashanah story does an excellent job of including holiday symbols and traditions while telling a unique, engaging tale."—School Library Journal

A PJ Library Selection for Fall 2022

Miriam looked over the apple orchard. Autumn leaves were turning yellow and gold. The beehives were full of honey. The apples were ready for picking. Rosh Hashanah was coming.

Miriam imagined all the apples and honey on her family's holiday table, as she waited for their guests to arrive.

Miriam didn't come to the orchard just to pick apples.

She also came to practice blowing her shofar. She could practice in the orchard without hurting anyone's ears.

Miriam stood under an apple tree. She took a breath and blew. TEKIAH! SHEVARIM! TERUAH!

She heard a sound above her head. It wasn't a shofar.

Munch! Crunch! Munch! Crunch!

What was making that noise? Miriam looked up into the apple tree.

There sat a sasquatch, munching away at the apples.

Join Miriam as she seeks to solve her sasquatch dilemma, and in the process learns that our initial impressions of others may be a bit mistaken.

Includes a note to readers that explains how the author got the idea for this story and a little about the legend of the sasquatch.

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Miriam and the Sasquatch: A Rosh Hashanah Story
A sasquatch invades her family's apple orchard at Rosh Hashanah so Miriam tries to scare it away with her shofar blowing. But when the creature helps her escape a swarm of bees, Miriam begins to see her visitor in a new light.

"This clever Rosh Hashanah story does an excellent job of including holiday symbols and traditions while telling a unique, engaging tale."—School Library Journal

A PJ Library Selection for Fall 2022

Miriam looked over the apple orchard. Autumn leaves were turning yellow and gold. The beehives were full of honey. The apples were ready for picking. Rosh Hashanah was coming.

Miriam imagined all the apples and honey on her family's holiday table, as she waited for their guests to arrive.

Miriam didn't come to the orchard just to pick apples.

She also came to practice blowing her shofar. She could practice in the orchard without hurting anyone's ears.

Miriam stood under an apple tree. She took a breath and blew. TEKIAH! SHEVARIM! TERUAH!

She heard a sound above her head. It wasn't a shofar.

Munch! Crunch! Munch! Crunch!

What was making that noise? Miriam looked up into the apple tree.

There sat a sasquatch, munching away at the apples.

Join Miriam as she seeks to solve her sasquatch dilemma, and in the process learns that our initial impressions of others may be a bit mistaken.

Includes a note to readers that explains how the author got the idea for this story and a little about the legend of the sasquatch.

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Miriam and the Sasquatch: A Rosh Hashanah Story

Miriam and the Sasquatch: A Rosh Hashanah Story

Miriam and the Sasquatch: A Rosh Hashanah Story

Miriam and the Sasquatch: A Rosh Hashanah Story

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Overview

A sasquatch invades her family's apple orchard at Rosh Hashanah so Miriam tries to scare it away with her shofar blowing. But when the creature helps her escape a swarm of bees, Miriam begins to see her visitor in a new light.

"This clever Rosh Hashanah story does an excellent job of including holiday symbols and traditions while telling a unique, engaging tale."—School Library Journal

A PJ Library Selection for Fall 2022

Miriam looked over the apple orchard. Autumn leaves were turning yellow and gold. The beehives were full of honey. The apples were ready for picking. Rosh Hashanah was coming.

Miriam imagined all the apples and honey on her family's holiday table, as she waited for their guests to arrive.

Miriam didn't come to the orchard just to pick apples.

She also came to practice blowing her shofar. She could practice in the orchard without hurting anyone's ears.

Miriam stood under an apple tree. She took a breath and blew. TEKIAH! SHEVARIM! TERUAH!

She heard a sound above her head. It wasn't a shofar.

Munch! Crunch! Munch! Crunch!

What was making that noise? Miriam looked up into the apple tree.

There sat a sasquatch, munching away at the apples.

Join Miriam as she seeks to solve her sasquatch dilemma, and in the process learns that our initial impressions of others may be a bit mistaken.

Includes a note to readers that explains how the author got the idea for this story and a little about the legend of the sasquatch.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781681155814
Publisher: Behrman House, Incorporated
Publication date: 08/02/2022
Pages: 32
Product dimensions: 8.38(w) x 10.88(h) x (d)
Age Range: 4 - 7 Years

About the Author

Eric Kimmel is a five-time recipient of the National Jewish Book Award, as well as a recipient of the Sydney Taylor Book Award. His many books for children include Shield of the Maccabees, Right Side Up: Adventures in Chelm, Big Sam: A Rosh Hashanah Tall Tale, and Little Red Rosie: A Rosh Hashanah Story. He lives with his wife in Portland, Oregon.

Tamara Anegon illustrated Look Out, Leonard! and other books for children. She enjoys creating characters who accompany her on her experiences and become her best friends. She lives in Madrid.

Interviews

The germ of this story came to me while on a birding trip to Borneo. I heard a story about a farmer whose durian fruit plantation was being raided by an orangutan who wouldn't go away.

That started me thinking. What if I moved the story to my own part of the world, Northwest Oregon? We have apple orchards—but no orangutans. What we have had over the years are several sightings of Sasquatch, otherwise known as Bigfoot.

A Sasquatch is a large hairy primate that is said to live in forested areas and walk on two legs. Like the Chupacabra, the Yeti, and the Loch Ness Monster, there is no scientific proof that such a creature exists.

It does, however, make for a good story—especially at Rosh Hashanah time when we traditionally eat apples and honey. The sweetness of honey combines with the tart taste of apples, and together they remind us of the warmth and sweetness of the past year, as well as the times that were not so good or when we failed to act as we should. They remind us not to forget those who have no warm home or holiday table; for they are also part of our family—all over the world, whether human or Sasquatch.

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