Peek-A-Boo Passover

by Pamela Mayer, Viviana Garofoli (Illustrator)

Overview

“Peek-a-boo!” says a child on each page of this Passover board book, as little readers get a glimpse of all the items that appear on the Passover seder table. Turn the page to find out what each item is!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781728424316
Publisher:	Kar-Ben Publishing (R)
Publication date:	02/01/2022
Pages:	20
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 6.50(h) x 0.43(d)
Age Range:	6 - 7 Years

About the Author

Pamela Mayer lives in San Francisco, writes children's books, and works as a children's librarian. She and her husband have two daughters and a very cute dog named Charlie.

Viviana Garofoli was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where she lives with her husband and two daughters. A graduate of Escuela National de Bellas Artes Pridiliano Pueyrredon with a degree in fine arts, she has illustrated more than 70 children's books, including Peek-A-Boo Passover and the board book series A Jewish Holiday is Coming!

Editorial Reviews

"It’s like spending Passover with a group of very happy plush toys." —Publishers Weekly

From the Publisher

2021-12-03
A little boy enjoys the delights of the Passover seder.

In a variation of the popular peekaboo game, a White toddler peeps out from behind his fingers and notes all of the items on the dinner table. There are candles, matzah, an egg on the seder plate, parsley, and Elijah’s cup. There’s also a pillow for reclining, a bowl of matzah ball soup, and the Haggadah (a liturgical book that recounts the story of the biblical Exodus). The illustrations provide only a glimpse of each item at first; children must turn the pages to discover what each object is. After all is revealed, the boy and his family—a mother, father, and grandfather—offer up a spirited rendition of “Had Gadya” (“One Little Goat”), a playful, cumulative song traditionally sung at the conclusion of the seder. At the end, readers are invited to identify objects on their own tables. With just one line of text per page and colorful, digital illustrations throughout, this board book can serve as a fun introduction to an important Jewish festival, ideally facilitated by adults who can fill in additional details. The male characters wear kippot, and the mother serves the soup. A delightful element of the visual narrative is the family cat who mimics the boy’s facial expressions.

Festive fun for the preschool set that serves up good educational fare, too. (Board book. 2-4)

Kirkus Reviews