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Product details
- ISBN 9781681156293
- Dimensions: 212 x 276mm
- Publication Date: 22 Feb 2024
- Publisher: Behrman House Inc.,U.S.
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
- Language: English
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"Reminds readers of the value of standing up to bullies."—Jewish Book Council
"Unreservedly recommended for family, daycare center, preschool, elementary school, and community library Judaic themed picture book collections." —Midwest Book Review"The colorful and lively illustrations portray the excitement and fun of Purim celebrations along with the seriousness of feeling in control and safe...Mighty Micah will be a popular Purim story!!" Association of Jewish Libraries
Micah loved the noise maker, called a gragger, that he used at his family's Purim party. With it they celebrated the defeat of the wicked Haman, a bully from biblical times who tried to get rid of the Jews. The gragger made him feel mighty! But on his way home, the gragger was lost. Micah was nervous that without it, he wouldn't be able to be brave, like Queen Esther who saved the Jews, and stand up to the bullies at his school. However, this gragger was powerful. It journeyed from a raccoon's hands, to a fish's mouth, to a heron's beak, back to Micah's front steps. Micah was so happy to have his gragger back! He took it to school and showed it to the class, so everyone could feel its mighty whirr, whirr, whirr, and they too could feel powerful and safe.
Also included is a note from the author with a brief summary of the story of Purim, and how it's themes of strength, courage, and safety can apply to all children today.
Jane Yolen, a Sydney Taylor Body of Work Award winning author, has published over 400 books for children and adults, including The Devil’s Arithmetic, Owl Moon, and the How Do Dinosaurs . . .? series. Her stories and poems have won the Caldecott Medal, two Nebula Awards, two Christopher Medals, three World Fantasy Awards, three Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards, two Golden Kite Awards, the Jewish Book Award and the Massachusetts Center for the Book award, among others. She currently resides in Hatfield, MA.
Steliyana Doneva's love of painting and drawing started in early childhood. She studied applied arts in Sofia, Bulgaria, specializing in children’s toys. Then she graduated with a degree in graphic arts, where she found her love for children’s book illustration. She has also illustrated Adam's Animals and The Persian Princess, also from Apples & Honey Press. Stela lives with her husband and three children in Sofia, Bulgaria.
