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2009 Finalist National Jewish Book Award 2009 Sydney Taylor Honor Book 2009 Sugarman Award PJ
Library Selection by the Harold Grinspoon Foundation
"An extraordinary children's book, illustrations are illuminative,
a best example of the power of faith and courage." Jewish Scene Magazine
"This is a
stirring tale of courage and faith, and it reads well aloud." Kirkus Reviews
"Cohen succeeds in transporting the Exodus story to
a personal scale without robbing it of significance. Jago's highly stylized digital pictures are handsome and heartfelt: his
gold-hued palette and mural-like compositions convey the heat and oppressiveness of Egypt, while his elaborately textured
(and seemingly handmade) surfaces make the pages feel burnished by the forces of history and faith." Publishers Weekly
"An outstanding picture book...This moving story will
apeal to a wide age range. Tinies will relate to Nachshon's fear; older children will appreciate the new angle on the
Passover story and pick up on the moral of persoanl development." The Jewish Chronicle of London
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