Author: Howard Schwartz
Illustrator: Kristina Swarner
Year: 2010
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press, New York
Age: 4 and above
No. of Pages: 32
ISBN: 978-1-59643-280-2
This tender story of a grandfather imparting wisdom of the ages to his grandson makes for moving reading. It also doubles up as a dreamy bedtime tale with illustrations that speak volumes.
The grandfather introduces his little one to the Jewish tradition of “tikkun olam, a centuries-old concept which proposes that everyone must do their part in order to improve the world.”
This is one for the library.
Excerpt
“When you help your baby sister, a spark can be seen in her eyes.
And when you are kind to animals, a spark of kindness enters the world.”
“For every good deed you do, one of those hidden sparks rises up and a little bit of the world is repaired, And one day, when enough of those sparks have been gathered, the broken vessels will be restored, and there will be peace in the world.”
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