Chik Chak Shabbat
Every Friday, Goldie Simcha, a young city dweller, begins a pot of her grandmother’s cholent to celebrate Shabbat. As this traditional Sabbath-day dish simmers all night and through Saturday, the delicious smells of the stew waft throughout Goldie’s apartment building. Every Saturday evening, her neighbors — Mr. Moon, the Santiagos, the Omars, and Miss Bellagoli — join Goldie to share the dish and fellowship. Though her neighbors have differing views on what makes Goldie’s cholent so delicious, Goldie knows it’s the memory of the special time together with her family on the Sabbath that makes the cholent so delicious to her. When Goldie is sick one Friday and cannot make the cholent, all of her neighbors contribute traditional dishes from their native countries that echo the ingredients in Goldie’s cholent. In the end, all of the ingredients of the cholent are present at the table. Colorful and expressive art warmly portrays the diverse ethnicities of this community in this picture book that shows Jewish tradition in contemporary life. ©2014 Cooperative Children's Book Center
CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 3-7
Age Range:
Babies/Toddlers (birth – 3)
PreK-Early Elementary (Ages 4-7)
Format:
Picture book
Subjects:
City Life
Community
Food and Cooking
Jewish People
Kindness
Diversity subject:
Multicultural General
Jewish
Publisher:
Candlewick
Publish Year: 2014
Pages: 32
ISBN: 9780763655280
CCBC Location: Picture Book, Rockliff