Synopses & Reviews
Review
"Stampler's sweet tale of success will resonate with children...here's hoping [author and illustrator] continue to work together."
Review
"Employing a lively Yiddish cadence, the text is a storyteller's delight, full of humor, hyperbole, and delicious adjectives."
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"Employing a lively Yiddish cadence, the text is a storyteller's delight, full of humor, hyperbole, and delicious adjectives." School Library Journal
"Stampler's sweet tale of success will resonate with children...here's hoping [author and illustrator] continue to work together." Kirkus Reviews
"With its wry twist on the trickster tradition, this story...will be great for storytelling." Booklist, ALA
"Colorful folkloric illustrations tilt and swing across the page, perfectly complementing the well-told tale." Horn Book Guide
Synopsis
Lazy Shlemazel is convinced he has no luck. But Moshke the tinker promises him that his luck will change if he sets to work using the and#147;amazing, remarkable spoon of Pohost.and#8221; Shlemazel gets busyand#151;tilling the poretzand#8217;s field, helping the miller, and baking cakes with pretty Chaya Massel. Although and#147;luckand#8221; remains elusive, what Shlemazel does find is even better.
Lively Chagall-like illustrations capture the spirit of this traditional Jewish tale, a funny and thought-provoking look at how we make our own luck. Authorand#8217;s note, glossary.
About the Author
Ann Redisch Stampler based her two books for Clarion on stories from her grandmother, who was born in Belarus and moved to the United States as a young girl. Ms. Stampler lives in Los Angeles, California, with her husband and children.Jacqueline M. Cohen is an artist and potter. A graduate of the University of Michigan School of Art, she lived in England for seven years and now lives in High Falls, New York, where she operates a pottery studio and gallery with her husband.