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briarsreviews's review
4.0
The Magician's Visit by Isaac Leib Peretz is a unique story with one of the most beautiful sets of illustrations I have ever seen.
Passover is occurring, and as people walk by they see a Magician! He's hard to miss, honestly. He had magical abilities no one had ever seen before, it was mind boggling and incredible! A poor couple, Rebecca and Jonah, meet the Magician. He comes to help the couple, and brings some truly magnificent events in the process.
I can easily seeing this become a classic Passover read, especially with the gorgeous illustrations!
Four out of five stars!
Thank you to NetGalley, Pen & Sword, and Green Bean Books for providing me a free copy of this book in exchange of an honest review.
Passover is occurring, and as people walk by they see a Magician! He's hard to miss, honestly. He had magical abilities no one had ever seen before, it was mind boggling and incredible! A poor couple, Rebecca and Jonah, meet the Magician. He comes to help the couple, and brings some truly magnificent events in the process.
I can easily seeing this become a classic Passover read, especially with the gorgeous illustrations!
Four out of five stars!
Thank you to NetGalley, Pen & Sword, and Green Bean Books for providing me a free copy of this book in exchange of an honest review.
luftschlosseule's review against another edition
5.0
note: the review is not for the edition chosen, it's not yet on GR
A couple is rewarded for their generosity in the nicest possible manner on Passover.
I did not know this tale before I read the book, I merely reached for it because I am in the mood for picture books, the cover is beautiful and I never read a Jewish picture book, which I considered a hole in my reading.
This is very atmospheric. The detailed illustrations look like coloured pencils to me and a very nice colour palette was chosen to accompany the text. You could lose yourself in these pictures.
At the back of the book there is a short explanation of Passover, what Sedar is, and some further terms I mostly didn't know. So this book is another instance of learning while being entertained, which is the best kind of learning because you're most likely to retain some knowledge.
I hope that this will not only bring joy to Jewish readers but also that other people will reach for it, like I did, and learn something, and be it only that there is more on this planet than Christianity.
The arc was provided by the publisher.
A couple is rewarded for their generosity in the nicest possible manner on Passover.
I did not know this tale before I read the book, I merely reached for it because I am in the mood for picture books, the cover is beautiful and I never read a Jewish picture book, which I considered a hole in my reading.
This is very atmospheric. The detailed illustrations look like coloured pencils to me and a very nice colour palette was chosen to accompany the text. You could lose yourself in these pictures.
At the back of the book there is a short explanation of Passover, what Sedar is, and some further terms I mostly didn't know. So this book is another instance of learning while being entertained, which is the best kind of learning because you're most likely to retain some knowledge.
I hope that this will not only bring joy to Jewish readers but also that other people will reach for it, like I did, and learn something, and be it only that there is more on this planet than Christianity.
The arc was provided by the publisher.
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