Talking about children's books and films. Useful information for parents.
15 Feb 2012 Leave a comment
in Books, books 3+ Tags: folktales, Jewish folklore, sewing, songs
CALDECOTT MEDAL WINNER – 2000
by Simms Taback
Viking, 1999
34 pp.
Age: 3+
Interests: folksongs, Jewish folktales/folksongs, sewing, recycling/repurposing
Also by this author: There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly, This is the House that Jack Built
07 Feb 2012 Leave a comment
in Books, books 7+ Tags: folktales, giants, history, horror, Jewish folklore, Magic, monsters, religion, violence, war
CALDECOTT MEDAL WINNER – 1997
by David Wisniewski
Clarion Books, 1996
30 pp.
Age: 7+
Interests: history, religion, Jewish folklore, giants, magic, horror
Next: there is a famous silent movie about this legend, The Golem (1920) by Paul Wegener
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