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Chik Chak Shabbat by Mara Rockliff

Chik Chak Shabbat

Mara Rockliff

Candlewick Press · Print & ebook · August 2, 2016

A Picture Books pick for readers exploring Chik Chak Shabbat.

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Who it’s for
A missed pot of cholent opens onto a warm story of neighbors rallying around Shabbat.
Themes
Neighborly community, Shabbat traditions, Shared meals
Genres
Jewish Religious Stories, Religious Holiday Stories, Cooking & Food

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“As warm and comforting as a bowl of cholent, this does a fine job of showing how the American mosaic can also be a satisfying whole.” — Booklist (starred review) When Goldie Simcha doesn’t joyfully throw open her door to welcome everyone into her apartment for a meal of her famouscholent, her neighbors wonder what could be wrong.

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Little Lali Omar knocks on the door to 5-A, only to learn that Goldie was feeling too sick on Friday to cook, and everyone knows you can’t make cholent in a hurry, right away, chik chak! But it just isn’t Shabbat without cholent. What can her neighbors do to save the day?

A Shared Shabbat

A missed pot of cholent opens onto a warm story of neighbors rallying around Shabbat.

Come here for

  • A lively family story centered on food and welcome
  • A glimpse of Shabbat through a neighborhood gathering

Expect

  • Warmhearted neighborly concern
  • A small culinary crisis with communal stakes

Where it sits

Jewish Religious Stories78%
Cooking & Food45%
Religious Holiday Stories37%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Religious Holiday Stories
  • City & Town Life
  • Cooking & Food
Authors
Mara Rockliff
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Published
August 2, 2016
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Neighborly community · Shabbat traditions · Shared meals
Reading lane
Religious Holiday Stories