Sadie, Ori, and the Blue Blanket (Sadie and Ori)
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Rating | : | 4.48 (875 Votes) |
Asin | : | B011QAT86O |
Format Type | : | |
Number of Pages | : | 528 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2013-04-30 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The years are counted through the evolution of the family’s Passover seder, which starts out at grandma’s house and eventually moves to her children’s house in acknowledgment of grandma’s growing frailty.. Sadie, Ori, and Grandma all love the soft blue “Together Blanket” that Grandma knit when Sadie was born. They use it for building forts, for snuggling and fun. As Sadie and Ori grow up and as Grandma gets older, too, the blanket continues to bring the family comfort in very special ways. A sweet, sensitive story about a grandma who nurtures her grandchildren until the children realize that the time has come for them to nurture her
. Her abstract paintings have been exhibited in galleries in New York City and her illustrations have appeared in Highlights High Five magazine. About the Author Julie Fortenberry is a fine artist and illustrator, with a Master of Fine Arts from Hunter College. She lives in Westchester County, New York
Her abstract paintings have been exhibited in galleries in New York City and her illustrations have appeared in Highlights High Five magazine. She lives in Westchester County, New York. . Julie Fortenberry is a fine artist and illustrator, with a Master of Fine Arts from Hunter College
Lovely and emotional SuperProntoPup I ugly cry EVERY TIME we read it. It's a really lovely story from the Sadie and Ori series (which we already love). Definitely worth getting.. R. Haus said The story is fun and accessible. Sadie, Ori, and the Blue Blanket is a departure from most of Rabbi Korngold’s other children’s books, which tend to focus on Sadie and Ori learning about specific Jewish holidays or experiences. In this, her latest book, the action instead begins with the children’s beloved grandmother knitting a “together blanket” upon Sadie’s birth. From then on, each page details Grandma’s adventures with her growing grandchildren – teaching them the four questions at Passover as she cooks for the seder, playing ball with them, helping them build a succah, and reading t. The perfect book to help young children learn about the changing seasons of life Deb Click, click, click went the knitting needles and Grandma knit a “soft blue blanket the color of the sky.” It was a special blanket Grandma was knitting for baby Sadie, their “Together blanket.” Grandma and baby Sadie smiled at each other as they rocked back and forth in their rocking chair. The soft blue blanket was just enough to keep them both warm and cozy. At the Passover seder there was the Together blanket in the back of Sadie’s highchair, at a place right next to Grandma at the table. The seasons began to pass and the Together blanket was always with them.The Togeth