BOOK REVIEW: Passover, Here I Come

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BOOK REVIEW: Passover, Here I Come

CALIBER OF CONTENT: The author, D.J. Steinberg, managed to create a truly unique reading experience by sharing all about Passover through a series of simple, small poems. The poems are shared in a logical sequence that goes through the entire day of Passover as experienced by a child. It’s a unique and effective approach. SCORE 5/5 ♥♥♥♥♥

EFFECTIVENESS OF ILLUSTRATIONS: The illustrations are darling. The people are an appropriate blend of realistic and comical which are presented with loads of details and an interesting color palette. The SCORE 5/5 ♥♥♥♥♥

APPROPRIATENESS AS A READ-ALOUD: If your family celebrates Passover, this book will be easy for you to read and your kids will surely enjoy it every year. If Passover is new to you and your audience, you may stumble on a few words including Haggadah, Haroset, Nishtana, and more. You should also prepare yourself for a lot of questions from the kids during and after reading the book. This is not the book to read if your plan is to read one book and check off “teach about Passover” in your lesson plans. But, if you want to create excitement for learning about Passover, this is the perfect book! SCORE: 5/5 ♥♥♥♥♥

ADAPTABILITY TO ACTIVITIES:  As referenced in the EDUCATIONAL EVALUATION section below, this book would make a perfect springboard for loads more learning about Passover. And, for families who celebrate Passover, it would serve well as an annual experience leading up to the special day. SCORE: 5/5 ♥♥♥♥♥

QUALITY OF THE PHYSICAL BOOK:  Though this is a simple paperback book, it presents well with colorful pictures, a variety of fonts, and glossy pages. Plus, it even has a selection of corresponding stickers in the back! It’s not the highest quality of binding and probably would not stand up overly well to years of being loved on by a classroom of kiddos day in and day out. But, it would surely do well in a home with one family, especially considering it’s a holiday book and will likely come out once per year. SCORE: 4/5 ♥♥♥♥__

EDUCATIONAL EVALUATION from an adult perspective: Knowing very little about the holiday of Passover before reading this book, it was very easy for me to look at it from the perspective of a student. And, I found this book to be the perfect blend of new vocabulary and familiar text. Reading Passover, Here I Come certainly gave me a basic understanding of Passover, but it also left me with a lot of questions. Questions, that if I was six years old, would totally inspire an interest to learn more. And, from the perspective of an educator, that’s the perfect kind of book to read as an introduction to a new topic. And, if a child is already familiar with Passover, this book would serve as a fun reminder of the many traditions that surround the holiday.

ENJOYMENT ASSESSMENT from students’ perspective: Not having a kid in the targeted age bracket of my own, I sent this book to a friend’s 7-year-old. And, this is the report I got back: “I liked learning about Passover from this book. I especially like how the kid was honest and said he did not like some of the food. I agree. Some of it sounds yucky. But, after hearing the book, I know some stuff about Passover now. And, I like that! Oh, and I did recognize the story from the Bible about Moses and the Pharoah. So, I guess I did know something about Passover before, but now I know a lot more! But, I do want to know more. Like, what is a Haggadah? Do you eat the bitter herbs? And do you really have to recline in your seat? Why?”

BOOK REVIEW: Passover, Here I Come