A National Jewish Book Award Winner

Mrs. Moskowitz and her cat move from their house into a new apartment and feel a little lost. They miss their house, filled with family memories. But then her son brings her a box she left behind, in which she finds a pair of Sabbath candlesticks. The rediscovered candlesticks and her memories of past Sabbaths help her finally to think of the apartment as home.

This book was recognised in the Younger Readers category by the Sydney Taylor Book Award.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 1983 by Jewish Publication Society .

Amy Schwartz is the National Jewish Book Award winning author and illustrator of Mrs. Moskowitz and the Sabbath Candles .