Yosef works hard, so he loves the Sabbath, the day of rest. When he has a chance to journey to Egypt to claim his family's inheritance, Yosef goes on the condition that he will not have to travel on the Sabbath. The caravan leader promises, but when he breaks his promise, Yosef fears he will die in the desert. But then something wonderful happens. . . . Full color.
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Yosef works hard, so he loves the Sabbath, the day of rest. When he has a chance to journey to Egypt to claim his family's inheritance, Yosef goes on the condition that he will not have to travel on the Sabbath. The caravan leader promises, but when he breaks his promise, Yosef fears he will die in the desert. But then something wonderful happens. . . . Full color.
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I purchased this book to share with my preschool storytime group at the library. After reading it through I had doubts that the kids would follow the text which was well over my own personal 30-40 words per picture, preschool rule. Never one to follow even my own rules, I stubbornly went ahead and with all the drama and tricks in my storytellers bag. And very glad I did. This book is lovely! And the kids cheered when Yousef rode into Cairo!
The story, which is based on a diaspora Jewish folktale, is exciting and dramatic. Though the text itself is very gentle to the point of a lullaby. The pictures are beautiful, if a bit cartoonish, for the drama. The book dispite its small flaws is suprisingly satisfying and brings with it a so subtle as to be almost missed moral about keeping your word.
