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The Always Prayer Shawl


No. of pages 40

Published: 2005

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Some things change. And some things don't." That simple truth, whispered in a synagogue, echoes throughout this deeply felt picture book. Adam, a young Jewish boy in czarist Russia, must flee his ancestral home at the outbreak of the revolution. Before he sets sail for a new land, his grandfather gives him a prayer shawl that was handed to him by his own grandfather, who was also named Adam. And so the life of Adam and his prayer shawl unfolds from time past to time present, when Adam has a grandson of his own. Some things change and some things don't. Sheldon Oberman's picture book about the strength of tradition and the passing of generations is given powerful expression in Ted Lewin's atmospheric illustrations.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

There are 40 pages in this book. This book was published in 2005 by Boyds Mills Press .

Sheldon Oberman (deceased)is the author of "The Always Prayer Shawl, "illustrated by Ted Lewin, winner of the National Jewish Book Award and the Sydney Taylor Award, among other honors.

 

This book has been nominated for the following award:

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

"As good as any of Lewin's best work, the watercolors are abundantly detailed and wonderfully expressive."

 

"The idea is simple yet resonant, and well supported in Lewin's watercolors, rendered in the black and white of old photos until Adam's middle age in what might be the 50's; as always, his subtle, warm characterizations steal the show, though the composition and detail in the b&w section are also especially fine. An engaging book, sure to find many uses." --"Kirkus Reviews"

 

* "In a quiet story with just the right touch of sentimentality, Oberman beautifully evokes a sense of continuity across generations." --"Booklist", starred review