The Great Race by Sun Chara and Joe Happy-Light - Illustrated by Daniela Frongia - #booktour #bookreview #giveaway

 

"Listen now, Chelsea, Alexander and Jasmine; after you wash up, brush your teeth and get ready for bed I'll tell you a story...

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The Blurb

Get Ready, Set, Go!

Who will win the race? Slow and steady or fast and reckless?  

The Great Race is the first bedtime story in the delightful Return to Fable Land series – modern day fables with magical animal adventures, humorous fantasy action, and whimsical ‘talking’ characters with attitude and smarts, engage the imagination and stimulate the intellect, empowering children to go for a personal best. Ages 5 + 

My Review

This is really a story within a story. Papa Joe is reading the story of The Tortoise and the Hare to his three children, Chelsea, Alexander and Jasmine. Therefore, we do not just get to hear the story but the responses of the children also.

It is a nice little book which has been colourfully illustrated by Daniela Frongia. The narrative is clear and I particularly liked the way in which some of the words were highlighted in colour with a definition in the following sentence. This was so much better than having a glossary at the end as many books do as it did not interfere with the flow of the story.

It is an adaptation of the original Aesop's Tortoise and Hare story and was well conveyed. As with all fairy tales it comes with a moral attached. In this case, it is the value of determination, persistence and how it never pays to be overly confident in ourselves.

It is the first book in the Return to Fable Land series.

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Book Details

ISBN:  979 8991120906

Publisher:  Gazelle Books

Formats:  e-book and paperback

No. of Pages:  47 (paperback)

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About the Author

Sun Chara has collaborated with her brilliant brother, writing as Joe Happy-Light, on several children’s books for Return to Fable Land series. With the authors’ collective backgrounds in education, entertainment, medicine, and martial arts, combined with their entrepreneurial spirit, The Great Race, the first modern day fable in the series is sure to delight.

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(all opinions are my own)

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The Village Feasts by Izzy Abrahmson - #BookReview

 

Welcome to Chelm! Welcome to the village of fools. Eighty households and farms, a few dirt roads, more chickens than people, and a wealth of love, lore, misadventures and often silliness.

You may wonder, where exactly is Chelm? It's not that no one knows, it's just hard to explain. On the edge of the Black Forest, somewhere between Russia and Poland, and occasionally Germany. If you travel through Smyrna chances are good you'll get lost, and maybe end up in the village of Chelm.

There, you will rub elbows with Reb Stein the baker, the Gold family, Doodle the orphan, Rabbi Kibbitz and Mrs. Chaipul, and of course, the Schlemiels...

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Ten tasty Passover tales adults and children of all ages will enjoy again and again. Delightful and amusing. Who’s knocking at the door? What is cabbage matzah? Where was Rabbi Kibbitz? Why are they always arguing? When will we eat? And how will Mrs. Chaipul save The Village?

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In this lighthearted and humorous selection of stories lies some real gems of Jewish folklore. They are all based around the Passover festival and would be wonderful and timely to share during the week of pesach.

My favourite story of the ten was Chiri Bim / Chiri Bom. I laughed all the way through this particular story, and I think both adults and children alike would enjoy it. 

The remaining nine stories are similarly laced with cultural humour with multiple references to food, language and tradition. There is a useful glossary at the back of the book for readers who are unfamiliar with some of the terminology surrounding the festival.

Although the stories are based around the Jewish festival of Passover, these stories would appeal to everyone for their funny fairy tale quality.

ISBN: 978 1940060453

Publisher: Light Publications

Format: paperback and e-book

No. of pages: 104 (paperback)

(book courtesy of NetGalley)

About the Author:

Izzy Abrahmson is an old soul with modern sensibilities. His stories of The Village Life have been published in books, newspapers and magazines around the world.

Although shy by nature, Izzy loves to tell stories and play improvised klezmer harmonica.

His performances of tales  have been enjoyed by adults, children and families of all ages at festivals and celebrations in the United States, Ireland, England, The Netherlands, Austria and France. 

Izzy Abrahmson is also a pen name for author and storyteller Mark Binder, who  lives in Providence and tours the world… virtually and in-person.

(photo and bio info from the author's website?)