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Instruction
EXPERT PIANO INSTRUCTION
Classical or Popular
Intermediate to Advanced
(Adult Beginners Okay)
DAVID SYME 810-681-2417
"Light the candles. Watch
them shine," it begins.
"Tonight we drink four cups of
wine."
The colorful illustrations
feature a boy, a girl and a
sweet collection of animals
who eagerly join in the seder.
There's a dog with a blue bow
in her hair, a yarmulke-wear-
ing panda, two danc-
ing mice, and birds
who perch atop each
character's shoulders.
The Little Leaf by
Ghana Sharfstein,
with illustrations by
Rochelle Blumenfeld.
Published by HaChai,
New York.
This charming book
is the tale of a leaf
whose unending faith
in God determines its
life.
As the story begins,
the leaf is but a bud
who is fearful, yet ex-
cited by the future.
He wonders, "What
will happen to me
next?" and then is de-
lighted to find he is
the first sign of spring
for two passing chil-
dren.
Later, the bud becomes a
leaf which helps give shade to
the two children, shelters
passersby from the rain, and
moves in the breeze to com-
fort a mother walking with
her infant. With each step, the
leaf finds joy: "Now I can be
kind to people and protect
them from the sun and rain,"
he thinks. "Now I see that
everything Hashem does is re-
ally for the best."
At last the leaf falls to the
ground, and again he is afraid.
"Is this the end of everything?"
he worries. But here, too, he
finds he has a purpose: He
covers a lonely seed, saying, "I
will keep you safe and warm."
Soon, the seed grows into a
beautiful plant. The leaf is dry
and brown and he wonders
about a boy and his garden.
In the format of "This is the
House that Jack Built"
("This is the garden that Jack
planted. This is the soil that
made up the garden that Jack
planted..." etc.), the text
charts the growth of Jack's
garden from a patch of dirt to
a wondrous place of plants
and flowers.
Surrounding
each page are nice
illustrations of all
kinds of appropriate
tools and living
creatures. As Jack
gets to work, chil-
dren can learn to
identify a watering
can, hose, rake and
shovel; further
along, they'll see
sunflower and
milkweed seeds, a
rain gauge, black-
eyed Susans and
daisies. Even
younger boys and
girls who have no
interest in the more
technical terms are
certain to be de-
lighted
by the in-
By Ghana Sharfstein
sects and bugs,
Illustrations by Rochelle Blumenfeld
including beetles,
Edited by Dina Rosenfeld
butterflies, cen-
what will happen next. But
tipedes and spiders.
blessed with the certainty that
God will care for him, the leaf
says he will "go where the
wind carries me."
Jack's Garden by Henry
Cole, published by Mulberry
Press.
Birds, butterflies, snakes
and all kinds of wiggling crea-
tures crawl, fly and leap
through the pages of this book
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VIDEO
Shari's Passover Surprise,
produced by Youngheart Mu-
sic.
This is a well-meaning but
flawed, and at times quite
strange, video that stars Shari