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Sammy Spider's First Rosh
Hashanah: Written by Sylvia
Rouss and illustrated by
Katherine Janus Kahn. Pub-
lished by Kar-Ben Copies Inc.
Hardback, 14.95; paperback,
$5.95.

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STORY AND PICTURES BY DAVID WISNIEWSKI

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fully colored pictures,
the simple story and
the gentle repetition
in Sammy Spider's
First Rosh Hashanah.
Parents should appre-
ciate a pleasant, gen-
tle holiday story.

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Many Jewish children already
are familiar with Sammy the
Spider, who has starred in simi-
lar books about Chanukah and
Pesach. This latest work by Ms.
Rouss, an early childhood edu-
cator and resident of California,
is by far the best.
As the story begins, Sammy
Spider and his mother are
watching while the Shapiros
prepare for Rosh Hashanah.
They receive greeting cards.
They make round challot They
slice apples. They do lots of
things in sizes (in addition to be-
ing a nice story, this book helps
children learn about large, mid-
dle-sized and small).
After the family leaves for ser-
vices, Sammy decides to ven-
ture down to the family's table,
where he gets stuck in the hon-
ey. His mother comes down
and wraps her arms about him,
tenderly pulling Sammy to safe-
tY.
Children will love the beauti-

Golem: Written and
illustrated by David
Wisniewski. Pub-
lished by Clarion
Books. Hardback,
$1595.

It's no wonder that the tale of
the golem has intrigued authors
for generations. (It's even said to
have been the inspiration be-
hind Mary Shelley's Franken-
stein.)
It's a strange, compelling sto-
ry: A creature of clay comes to
life, usually summoned by a
wise rabbi who speaks the inef-
fable name of God and chants
phrases from the mystical Kab-
balah. The golem has magnifi-
cent powers, and often his chief
task is protecting the Jewish
people.
It seems that a new book
about the Golem pops up at
least once a year. This latest edi-

tion is certainly interesting, but
it is not a bedtime story by any
means. Both the text and pic-
tures are frightening at times;
do not buy this for young chil-
dren.
Mr. Wisniewski retells the
legend of a golem supposedly
created by Rabbi Judah Lowe
ben Bezalel from Prague (of the
Altneuschul), which first be-
came popular during the 18th
century. The focus of the book
is human power out of control,
and at the end, the author deliv-
ers a sometimes interesting,
sometimes dreary lecture on the
subject ("The tale may given
prove prophetic — as the Mt--

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