The Mysterious Guests: A Sukkot Story
Master storyteller Eric A. Kimmel spins a tale of Sukkot in this heart-warming tale.It was the season of Sukkot, the Jewish harvest festival. Two brothers each built a sukkah to celebrate and share the gifts of the earth. One brother was very rich; he built a sukkah of great riches and splendor....
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Master storyteller Eric A. Kimmel spins a tale of Sukkot in this heart-warming tale.It was the season of Sukkot, the Jewish harvest festival. Two brothers each built a sukkah to celebrate and share the gifts of the earth. One brother was very rich; he built a sukkah of great riches and splendor. He invited only the richest guests to celebrate and share with him. The other brother was very poor. He built a sukkah of found materials and leftover goods, yet he invited all to share the holiday with him. When three mysterious guests visit each brother on Sukkot, they leave a special blessing behinda blessing that touches not the beauty of the sukkah, but the generosity of the heart.
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Format: School
ISBN:
9780823418930 (0823418936)
Publish date: September 15th 2008
Publisher: Holiday House
Pages no: 32
Edition language: English
The illustrations in this book are just lovely, but I'm not sure that my niece fully understood the moral of this tale. In fact, I know she didn't, because I asked her what it was, and she couldn't quite tell me. I think that the story was either too long, so her attention span didn't go the dista...