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About the Author
Martha Seif Simpson is an author and children's librarian, currently in her twenty-fourth year as head of children's services at the Stratford Library in Stratford, CT. She is the author of five professional books for teachers and librarians as well as two children's books: What NOT to Give Your Mom on Mother's Day and The Dreidel that Wouldn't Spin: A Toyshop Tale of Hanukkah. Martha enjoyed celebrating Hanukkah and Purim with her parents and brother while growing up, and sharing these customs with her own children and husband. She lives in Hamden, CT. Durga Yael Bernhard is the illustrator, designer, and author of numerous award-winning children's books. She brings a variety of influences to her work, including African art, studies in Eastern and Western religion, and a love of nature that fills her daily life in the Catskill Mountains of NY where she makes her home. Ms. Bernhard is also a fine-art painter, an arts-in-ed teacher, and a bnei mitzvah tutor. Her titles include Never Say a Mean Word Again and The Dreidel That Wouldn't Spin.
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Product details
Age Range: 4 - 8 years
Grade Level: Kindergarten - 3
Hardcover: 40 pages
Publisher: Wisdom Tales (January 7, 2019)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1937786757
ISBN-13: 978-1937786755
Product Dimensions:
8.3 x 0.4 x 10.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 13.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review:
5.0 out of 5 stars
3 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
#115,469 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
Purim was a joyful holiday and everyone was getting ready to celebrate. A peddler was making a lot of noise with his graggers. “Raash! Raash! Raash!†The peddler spun those graggers around and around and around. They were certainly working, but a nearby shopkeeper was not at all happy with all the noise. He held his head as if he were in pain. Ugh! The pedder spun those graggers around and around (again). The peddler was going to try to sell the shopkeeper some of those graggers to him so the children could purchase them for Purim. The graggers were indeed noisy, but the children would learn about the people in the Purim story.The graggers were noisy, but the peddler told that shopkeeper that the Purim story “teaches us [that] it takes a loud noise to drown out wickedness.†Each one of those graggers would tell a story of a hero. There was Esther, Mordecai, King Ahasuerus, and even that evil Haman. And so, the shopkeeper decided to buy them to put in his shop. It wasn’t long before a young customer arrived in the shop to check out those noisy graggers. A young boy began to check them out and held the Queen Esther gragger in his hands. “Raash! Raash! Raash!†Was he going to give the shopkeeper a headache by trying it out?Ah, the boy wanted Queen Esther for his little sister, who was yet another Esther. The boy prepared to pay, but unfortunately he didn’t have enough money. “Could you hold this for me?†he asked the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper was not very pleased, not at all, because he wasn’t sure if the boy would come back for the gragger. No, he wouldn’t do it until the boy pleaded with him. Little Esther was going to be at the head of the Purim parade, a very special honor, and needed that special gragger. The shopkeeper had a change of heart and decided to hold it ... for just a little while. If the boy didn’t come back, it would be sold!Boys and girls started to enter the shop to try on the Purim masks and spin those graggers around and around and around. Would it ever stop? The shopkeeper held his head once again. Ugh! Yes, the shopkeeper would be some happy when all those graggers were gone. The boy who wanted the Queen Esther gragger had not returned and time was almost up. A big, grumpy looking boy showed up in the shop and spotted the special gragger. No, the shopkeeper would not sell it, but then when the boy said “Ill pay you double for it†the shopkeeper hesitated. Was little Esther going to get that special gragger or was someone else going to get it?This is a charming tale about Purim young and old readers will love. I was quite charmed by the tale and for the first time was introduced to the Purim graggers in a children’s book. It was definitely an engaging story that is not only educational, but fun. The underlying theme of bullying is one that is addressed by the shopkeeper, one that can be discussed during circle or storytime. No spoilers here, but this was a very well written tale with colorful, mesmerizing illustrations by Durga Yaael Bernhard. In the back of the book are additional educational resources that tell the young readers about Purim, modern-day Purim practices, tell us what graggers are, and have instructions to make noisemakers.Ages 5+This book courtesy of the publisher to the library.
The Jewish holiday of Purim falls this year on March 20-21, 2019. A lovely way of thinking about Purim is through this children's book, "Esther's Gragger: A Toyshop Tale of Purim" written by Martha Seif Simpson and illustrated by D. Yael Bernard. Simpson and Bernard collaborated on a similar children's book a few years ago about the holiday of Hanukkah, "The Dreidel that Wouldn't Spin", which I have read and reviewed on this site. The book is suitable for small children ages five and up.As did the earlier book, "Esther's Gragger" looks for meaning in a minor Jewish holiday that is frequently given over to presents or, in Purim's case, to a party and raucous celebrating. The story is set in a toyshop in nameless village with a considerable Jewish population. (The children in the story wear modern clothes). An elderly man, apparently the same person in both books, owns a small toyshop and is a primary character. In both the Hanukkah and the Purim book, he is visited by a somewhat mysterious peddler who, in this book sells him some beautifully colored graggers to sell for Purim. A gragger is a noisemaker that is used when the name of Haman, the villain of the Purim story, is mentioned during the celebration in the synagogue.In the story, a young boy wants to buy a gragger for his sister, Esther. The heroine of the Purim story, also named Esther, is depicted on the gragger. He asks the shopkeeper to put the gragger on hold for a few hours until he can return with the money. The shopkeeper reluctantly agrees. In the meantime, a bigger boy comes into the store and wants to buy the gragger, but the shopkeeper keeps his promise and refuses. The boy turns out to be a bad bully. He corners Esther and her brother leaving the store and tries to wrest away the gragger. Esther bravely refuses, with the aid of the redoubtable shopkeeper and the brother. The shopkeeper sees and shares the meaning of the incident with Esther and with the reader: "Costumes are pretty and festivals are fun, but we must never be afraid to take a stand against cruelty."The tale is beautifully told, with well-depicted characters, particularly the shopkeeper and the peddler, and lovely illustrations of the shop, the town, the people, and the toys. It is a delight in every way. After the story, there are short explanations of the Purim holiday and its customs, including the gragger.This book is published by Wisdom Tales, which publishes books with spiritual themes from around the world for children. Wisdom Tales kindly sent me this book to review. This book will be of interest to Jewish families as well as to families from other religions and traditions who want to encourage an ecumenical spirit in their children.Robin Friedman
Brightly dressed children holding decorated noise-makers march across the cover of Martha Sief Simpson’s Esther’s Gragger. But before these children can parade for Purim, they’ll need to buy their noise-making graggers from the toy store. And before they buy them, they’ll have to try them all out, much to the annoyance of the toy store owner.Parents and children, reading this brightly illustrated book with its well-chosen font and clear, comfortable text, will relate at once to the situation and the noise, even if their culture doesn’t include graggers and Purim. They’ll relate as well to the quiet bravery of one small girl who stands up to a bully, just as her royal namesake did in the original story of Purim. It’s a tale simply retold in the final pages of the book, where modern-day Purim practices are described, making good, clear use of traditional words, together with neat instructions for children to create their own noisemakers.A pleasing story where honesty pays, rudeness doesn’t, and noise can drown out evil, Esther’s Gragger is highly recommended.Disclosure: I was given a copy by the publisher and I offer my honest review.
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