Welcoming Elijah: A Passover Tale with a Tail by Newman, Leslea

Winner of the Sydney Taylor Book Award and the National Jewish Book Award, Welcoming Elijah by celebrated author Lesl a 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. 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.

Author: Leslea Newman
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
Published: 01/28/2020
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.60h x 11.10w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781580898829
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2.2
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 511595 / Welcoming Elijah: A Passover Tale with a Tail

Award: Sydney Taylor Book Award - Winner

Review Citation(s):
Foreword 12/26/2019
School Library Journal 01/01/2020 pg. 60
Publishers Weekly 01/13/2020
Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2020
Shelf Awareness 01/28/2020
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2020 pg. 65
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2020 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
Lesléa Newman has written more than seventy books and anthologies, including the highly successful and controversial picture book Heather Has Two Mommies. She is also the author of October Mourning: A Song for Matthew Shepard and Sparkle Boy. www.lesleanewman.com

Susan Gal holds a BFA from Art Center College of Design and has illustrated several books for children, including Abracadabra, It's Spring! and Here Is the World: A Year of Jewish Holidays. galgirlstudio.com