Kishka for Koppel

A meat grinder the junk man finds offers him 3 wishes. He makes one by accident. His wife is angry and makes another wish. They have to use their 3rd wish to undo her wish. Now they think they are still poor but they have each other and food and a house. So really, they are rich.......more

This is my daughter's book. She said it was kind of weird. I opened it up and saw something about stuffed sheep guts. Naturally, I had to read the thing. I swear, I laughed through this whole book.......more

Really 2 1/2 stars, but I rounded up because of the illustrations. This is a traditional folktale retold in an odd fashion. The cartoony illustrations and the talking meat grinder are delightful, but kids may cringe a bit when they learn just what a kishka really is. The difficulty is that the retell......more

Love, love, LOVE this story about Koppel, the schlimazel junkman who is lucky enough to be granted three wishes, but neither he nor his wife are smart enough to use them wisely. LOVE the introduction of the mamaloshen to the kinderlech.......more