For Hannah, moving to a new city feels bitter, but can she find the sweetness, too?When Hannahs family has to move, her grandmother tells her how she felt leaving the old country it was both bitter and sweet. As Hannah leaves her friends behind and tries to get used to a new house, she only feels bitterness. Was her grandmother wrong about the sweetness?Hannah starts to feel better about the move when she sees her new house in the soft light of the Shabbat candles. When a new friend reaches out with a special gift, Hannah realizes that sweetness can come from unexpected places and that she can even create some herself.Featuring art by acclaimed illustrator Kyrsten Brooker, this story subtly conveys a universal message while life can be full of challenging moments, sweeter ones can be found and created. An authors note is included on the concept of bitter and sweet in Jewish culture.Key Text Featuresauthors noteCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.3With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story.CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.2Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.3Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.

 

 

This book is aimed at children at US kindergarten-2nd grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 4-7 years.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published in 2018 by Groundwood Books Ltd , Canada .

Kyrsten Brooker's wonderful books for children include Runaway Dreidel! by Lesl a Newman, They Saw the Future by Kathleen Krull, and Nothing Ever Happens on 90th Street by Roni Schotter. She lives in Alberta, Canada. Kathleen Krull is the author of No Truth Without Ruth: The Life of Ruth Bader , as well as A Woman for President: The Story of Victoria Woodhull ; Lives of Extraordinary Women: Rulers, Rebels (and What the Neighbors Thought) ; The Only Woman in the Photo ; and other acclaimed biographies for young readers. She lives in San Diego, California. Visit her website at KathleenKrull. com. Sandra V. Feder lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and three daughters. She loves playing with words. Two of her current favorites are sunshine and delicious. Susan feels very fortunate to work full-time as an illustrator, with 18 published titles, including Reaching with Kids Can Press. When she is not drawing or painting, she loves to sew and make soft toys that resemble her illustrations. She also loves to visit schools to talk about her illustration process and hopes that she inspires some children to become illustrators when they grow up.