Illustrated by Cecily Lang
Albert Whitman
Ages 4–8, 40 pages
ISBN 978-0807503768
Booklist's Top Ten Religion Books for Youth 1998
“Are you ready for Shabbat, Annie?” her brother asks.
“Not yet,” Annie replies. Her mother asks her the same thing. Then her father. “Just about,” Annie answers. “Almost.”
When will Annie be ready for Shabbat?
Throughout Annie’s story of her family’s Shabbat are other Shabbat tales, one a story of the “hidden Jews” of fifteenth century Spain, who had to hide their celebration of Shabbat or risk losing their lives.
A warm story captures the essence of the Jewish Sabbath. In a first-person narrative that contains both wonder and down-to-earth fun, Annie describes what her household is like from sundown on Friday to Saturday night when the first three stars appear in the sky.
– Booklist, starred review
Brimming with facts and sprinkled with Hebrew terms, Lamstein’s text explores such essential symbols of the day as the Torah, challah and Shabbat candles, and relays the ancient stories of their origins.
– Publisher's Weekly
What distinguishes this book from other descriptions of cultural experience is the clear sense of episode and the fact that individual characters replace the more usual generic representation.
– Bulletin for the Center of Children's Books
Should you ever feel frazzled, sit down and read Annie’s Shabbat.
– Jewish Book World
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