Seymour Rossel

The author would like us to imagine what it would be like if Chelm were an entire country, and not just a small town. There are three sages, one who furrows his brow, one who says "Aha!' and one who ponders. And a young woman who works for them. Meanwhile the king of Chelm complains that whoever is responsible for stopping him from eating his hardboiled egg has deprived him of all the egg's future eggs and chickens that are rightfully his. The young woman resolves the problem resulting from this, marries the prince, and everyone lives happily ever after. The egg issue sounds familiar to me, but I can't remember exactly where I read something similar. The story is more like a fairy tale with some amusing bits than like a Chelm story.… (altro)

NO OF PAGES: 160 SUB CAT I: Children's Resources SUB CAT II: Torah SUB CAT III: DESCRIPTION: This book is a re-telling of the most enduring stories found in the Torah, including: In the Beginning, In the Garden, The Terrible Crime, Noah and the Flood, A Tower To The Sky, Abram Walks With God, The Sad Tale of Sodom, Abraham's Gift To God, Rebecca, Twins and Tricks, Jacob Takes Two Wives, Jacob Returns Home, Joseph's Coat, Joseph and the Dreamers, Come Down To Egypt, Moses In The Basket, Moses And The Bush, The Ten Plagues.NOTES: Donated from Shabbat school materials no longer used. SUBTITLE:… (altro)

NO OF PAGES: 160 SUB CAT I: Children's Resources SUB CAT II: Prophets SUB CAT III: Writings DESCRIPTION: This book is a re-telling of the most enduring stories found in the Prophets and Writings, including: Crossing the Sea of Reeds, The Supreme Gift, An End To wandering, Deborah Judges Israel, Gideon and the Trick, Samson, The Scroll of Ruth, Samuel and Saul, David in the Days of Saul, David and Bath Sheba, King Solomon Judges, Elijah and the Priests of Baal, Jonah, Jeremiah, The Book of Job, The Scroll of Esther, The Book of Daniel, Ezra and Nehemiah.NOTES: Donated from Shabbat school materials no longer used. SUBTITLE:… (altro)