Title: Grandma's String of Pearls
First published: July 2009
Description: Grandma’s string of pearls breaks, and the pearls scatter left and right and vanish out of sight! When Noam sees that her Grandma is upset, she exclaims that with her help: “We’ll find them yet!” This is a story of love between a grandmother and granddaughter, which strings together the seasons and Jewish holidays like pearls that were lost, but soon found.
Ofra Stanger, born in Jerusalem, was an early childhood educator for thirty-three years. She is also an accomplished
Judaica artist. In her Hebrew story, reflecting the inner world of children, Ofra creates a rich tapestry based on the yearly cycle. Each Hebrew month holds its own surprise, celebrating the senses as holidays arrive in a procession of rhythm and rhyme. Ofra’s story bestows her love of Jewish tradition and of Israel on its young readers.
Illustrator, Shlomi Nahmani, is a graduate of Jerusalem’s legendary Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design. This is his second children’s book, with a third soon to follow.
Translator, poet Janice Silverman Rebibo, born in Boston, is the award-winning author of four books of Hebrew poetry and translator of beloved Israeli poet, Natan Yonatan.