Putting his war-torn childhood out of his mind and concentrating on his flower shop, Holocaust survivor Morris Kaplan is invited by his favorite customers to spend Hanukkah with their family and finds the courage to face his past.
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About the Author:
DAVID ADLER has written more than a hundred books, including Lou Gehrig: The Luckiest Man and Mama Played Baseball. He lives on Long Island, New York.
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Ages 5^-8. Holocaust survivor Morris Kaplan spends his days tending his flower shop and trying to ignore his emotional emptiness. Two of his youngest customers, Jonathan and Ilana, visit every Friday to buy flowers for their family's Sabbath. He is surprised when the children arrive on a Tuesday, until they explain that this bouquet is for the first night of Hanukkah. After Mr. Kaplan admits that he no longer observes holiday traditions, the children invite him to join their family festivities the following evening. Although the celebration brings forth painful memories--including one of a single daffodil growing in the mud at Auschwitz--the experience helps Morris begin reconnecting with humanity. Bloom's rich acrylic paintings lend an appropriately thoughtful tone to the pensive text. The story is only marginally connected with Hanukkah, but it lends itself to sharing on Holocaust Remembrance Day. Pair with Feder's The Feather-Bed Journey for another perspective. Kay Weisman
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- PublisherGulliver Books
- Publication date1995
- ISBN 10 0152005374
- ISBN 13 9780152005375
- BindingLibrary Binding
- Edition number1
- Number of pages32
- IllustratorBloom Lloyd
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