Afrikomen

Afikomen

3

Ashley Raskovsky
, Marilyn Stanley
, Noelle Walsh
, Margo Beredjiklian
, Dani Kat
, Andrea Gillespie
, Natasa Ilic
, Barry Kazimer
, Jude Castillo
, Mary Therrien
, Linda Leitch
, Sarah Schwartz
, Sandra Perry
, Cassandra Schiemann
, Griffin Baker
, Patricia Johnson
, Deana Bueley
, Kirsten Norlock
, Hayley Chandler
, Peter Halasz
, Kim Cappellina
, KRISTINA WHITFORD
, Karen Krossing
, Joe Mitchell
, Grace Novack
, Mary-Esther Lee
, Roselin Dueck
, Jennifer Byrne
, Crystal Inwood
, Katie Jones
, Rhona Brinkman
, Rhona Brinkman
, Lauren Carter
, Carl Scott
, Maria Mclean
, Randi Ann Doll
, Lynn Andrews
, Rosa Cross
, Rodney Cross
, Darlene Foster
, Janice Cournoyer
, Karen Nordrum
, Deb Philippon
, Pearl Saban
, Hoda Montazeri
, Ken Gilmour
, Kailey Gallant
, Mary Danieli
, Andrea Pole
, Melissa Poremba
, Alex Henderson
, PATRICIA SOPEL

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editor@49thShelf.com

20/03/2023

06/04/2023

Yes

Sarah Schwartz
, Natasa Ilic
, Rosa Cross

In this wordless time-travel adventure, three children at a Passover seder visit ancient Egypt to help baby Moses find his way safely to Pharaoh’s daughter.

When a family settles at the table for Passover, their dog nabs the afikomen bag (containing matzah used for the seder) and dives under the tablecloth. The children follow him and find themselves transported to ancient Egypt. There, they see baby Moses’ mother and sister Miriam placing him in a reed basket. The baby’s journey down the Nile is hazardous — he encounters several obstacles along the way, including a wily crocodile. Thanks to the three children, he reaches his destination unharmed, with a piece of afikomen tucked into his basket. The children return to the seder table and, exhausted, fall asleep. But what are their parents to make of the grains of sand in the afikomen bag?

Includes an author’s note about the meaning of the Passover holiday and about different afikomen traditions.