by Caryn Yacowitz
Illustrations by David Slonim
Arthur A. Levine Books
2014
32 pages
ISBN: 9780439915304
Brilliantly imagined! This old folk song takes on a new life with Yiddish words rhymed beautifully by Caryn Yacowitz and illustrations by David Slonim that imitate great master works: "The Scream," "American Gothic," "Mona Lisa," "The Starry Night" and others.
The old lady swallows a dreidel thinking it was a bagel. She now has the problem of how to dislodge this foreign object. She tries everything: swallowing a menorah, a twenty ton brisket, gallons of sauce, mountains of latkes, buckets of oil. She thinks, "perhaps it's fatal." The family happily dances with their pet cat when they realize that the old lady will be okay after all.
The cute cat makes an appearance in every spread adding humor and sure to being smiles. The family looks on with wide eyes as the lady swallows more and more objects.
The prose is crisp, fun and new. Yiddish words will be added to the young reader's vocabulary: dreidel, latkes, menorah, Chanukah, gelt, and hora. The beautiful art not only tells the story but introduces youngsters to great master works. Parents may learn something about art, too.
Sure to become a Chanukah classic, I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Dreidel is a romping parody that will leave kids laughing and parents entertained.
Highly, highly recommended for young readers ages 2-8 and for any art teacher or art lover.
FTC Required Disclosure: I received the F & G from the publisher. I did not receive monetary compensation for this review.
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