Welcoming Elijah
A Passover Tale With a Tail
Charlesbridge · Print & ebook · January 28, 2020
Winner of the Sydney Taylor Book Award and the National Jewish Book Award, Welcoming Elijah by celebrated author Lesléa Newman, unites a young boy and a stray kitten in a warm, lyrical story about Passover, family, and friendship.
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- Who it’s for
- A warm, lyrical Passover story brings family tradition and an unexpected friendship together.
- Themes
- Passover traditions, Family, Friendship
- Genres
- Passover Stories, Cat Stories, Jewish Religious Stories
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Winner of the Sydney Taylor Book Award and the National Jewish Book Award, Welcoming Elijah by celebrated author Lesléa Newman, unites a young boy and a stray kitten in a warm, lyrical story about Passover, family, and friendship. Inside, a boy and his family sit around the dinner table to embrace the many traditions of their Passover Seder around the dinner table. Outside, a cat wonders, hungry and alone.
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When it's time for the symbolic Passover custom of opening the family's front door for the prophet Elijah, both the boy and the cat are in for a remarkable surprise.
A Door Opens
A warm, lyrical Passover story brings family tradition and an unexpected friendship together.
Come here for
- A child’s-eye view of Passover Seder traditions
- A hungry stray cat alongside a family celebration
Expect
- Warm storytelling with a gentle, lyrical feel
- A story of Passover, family, and friendship
Where it sits
| Jewish Religious Stories | 92% |
|---|---|
| Passover Stories | 73% |
| Cat Stories | 50% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Cat Stories
- Passover Stories
- Jewish Religious Stories
- Authors
- Lesléa Newman
- Publisher
- Charlesbridge
- Published
- January 28, 2020
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Passover traditions · Family · Friendship
- Reading lane
- Cat Stories