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home, where he learns of the
Chevrah Kadisha (burial society)
and its responsibilities, and of the
white gown in which his grand-
father will be buried, showing
that "everyone, rich or poor, is cre-
ated equal before God." There is
a memorial service, and finally
the family gathers around the
casket for the burial.
At the end, the children are
pictured before their grandfa-
ther's yahrtzeit candle, where the
boy says, "I know that the good
times we had together will al-
ways be a part of me. I love you,
Grandpa Morris."
Thank You, God! A Jewish
Child's Book of Prayers, (Kar-Ben
Copies, Inc.) by Judyth Groner
and Madeline Wikler, is filled
with beautiful, watercolor paint-
ings to illustrate many blessings,
including the bracha said when
one wakes, upon seeing trees
bloom, the Sh'ma, Havdalah and
a prayer for a good night, thank-
ing God "for the day and its work
and the night and its rest."
Rabbi Akiva (Feldheim Pub-
lishers) by Neta Ashlag, tells the
life of one of Judaism's greatest
and wisest scholars. It begins with
the conversion to Judaism of Abu
Chakla, Rabbi Akiva's father.
Akiva was a quick scholar who
loved the Temple and the Land
of Israel. He also was a gentle boy
who cared for every creature. He
attracts the attention of a young
girl named Rachel, who marries
him on condition that he dedicate
his life to learning Torah.
Akiva finds work and he and
Rachel bear many children. But
it is only when Akiva reaches
middle age that is able to study
Torah as much as he wishes. He
becomes the rosh yeshiva, head
of the yeshiva, and his pupils
soon number 24,000.
At long last he returns home,
where everyone comes to greet
him; his reputation is known
throughout the land. His stu-
dents reach to push aside a cer-
tain woman who approaches the
rabbi - "what nerve this woman
has," they said, "to come right up

to the Rosh Yeshiva like that!" -
but Rabbi Akiva stops them.
"She is my wife Rachel, who
left a life of wealth and prestige
in order to marry me," he says.
"It is she who sent me to learn
Torah. Therefore, all the Torah I
know, and all that you have
learned from me, is actually hers,
and is to her credit."
Mrs. Katz and Tush (Ban-
tam) is Patricia Polacco's story of
the friendship between an elder-
ly Jewish woman and a black boy
named Larnel.
Mrs. Katz, a Polish immigrant,
has no family in the United
States. When Mrs. Katz worries
that she'll be alone for Chanukah
and Passover, Larnel gives her a
kitten, Tush.
Larnel comes to help Mrs. Katz
with the cat, and hears stories
about the Catskills and the Old
Country. He goes with her to the
cemetery, where Mrs. Katz says
Kaddish for her husband and
places a stone atop his grave.
At Pesach, Mrs. Katz invites
Larnel for the Seder. He helps
her prepare the table, then joins
her for a meal of chicken and
lamb.
As the book ends, Larnel
stands in front of Mrs. Katz's
grave, where he leaves a small
stone.
Little New Angel (Jewish Pub-
lication Society of America) is
Sadie Rose Weilerstein's sweet
story of Ruth and Debby "who
wished and wished that they had
a baby brother. They had a dear
little baby doll that could cry and
drink water, and shut and open
its eyes. But even a doll that could
drink water wasn't as good as a
baby."
Finally their wish comes true,
which leads to all kinds of fun ad-
ventures s the girls and their new
baby brother learn about Ju-
daism and Israel.
Written in 1947, Little New
Angel features period illustra-
tions certain to charm even chil-
dren reared on MTV and
Nintendo.

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Home Alone

Keeping a child safe and sound after school.

ALISON ASHTON COPLEY NEWS SERVICE

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t's a fact of life in many fami-
lies that children will have to
spend time home alone after
school. A child who had plen-
ty of structured after-school pro-
grams (usually offered through
the fourth grade) can find herself
facing the unwelcome prospect of
going home to an empty house.
It's scary for kids who aren't
used to being alone. It's scary for
parents who envision the kind of

trouble unsupervised kids can get
into.
And the truth is, lack of super-
vision can be a problem. Accord-
ing to a University of Southern
California study, unsupervised
latchkey kids really are more vul-
nerable to depression, substance
abuse and poor grades.
But this doesn't mean that par-
ents have to panic. The study also
found that kids whose parents

