Meet the Hamantaschen, Alan Silberberg
Meet the Hamantaschen, Alan Silberberg
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Meet the Hamantaschen

Author: Alan Silberberg

Narrator: Sara Kapner

Unabridged: 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/08/2022

Synopsis

You've met the latkes, you've met the matzah...now it's time to meet the hamantaschen in this zany Purim story!

There's a problem with Purim!

The Purim play is about to start, but the megillah is missing! Without the scroll that recounts the Purim story, how can the show go on? Never fear: three determined hamantaschen—

DETECTIVES!

Right. Three determined DETECTIVES are on the case. With the help of a mysterious stranger and a few disguises, the detectives uncover the facts so the true story of Purim can be told.

In this companion to Meet the Latkes and Meet the Matzah, holiday mistellings have never been so fun.

About The Author

Alan Silberberg (www.silberbooks.com) is an award-winning author, cartoonist, and children's TV creator who has worked with Nickelodeon and Disney. He's the author and illustrator of three previous middle grade novels, including Milo: Sticky Notes and Brain Freeze, which won the Sid Fleischman Humor Award and is currently in development to become an animated TV series. Meet the Latkes was Alan's debut picture book, followed by Meet the Matzah.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Rachel

“Meet the Hamanstaschen: A Purim Mystery” (Viking) was my introduction to Alan Silberberg’s work. How I missed “Meet the Latkes” and “Meet the Matzah” is beyond me, because his latest work is exactly the kind of funny, strange, food-related holiday tale I enjoy. It reminds me of the “Fractured Fairy......more

Goodreads review by Amy

I love stories that teach me about holidays, customs, and traditions from other faiths and cultures but I felt left in the dust from the first page of this picture book. It felt really frantic and chaotic and was difficult just to read much less attempt to read it out loud with my children. It's ver......more

Goodreads review by Leova

A story of the Holiday Purim as told by different Jewish pastries. The book makes the story feel new but confusing start. You need to wait until the ending part to make sense of it. Good book if you are looking for a "newer" book for Purim.......more

Quotes

PRAISE FOR MEET THE HAMANTASCHEN:
 
"A fun and foodie-friendly parody that illuminates the origin of the Purim festival for young readers."—Kirkus Reviews
 
"A creative picture book that uses humor to teach children about Purim and its lessons of courage."—School Library Journal


PRAISE FOR MEET THE MATZAH:

"Wonderfully stupid...genuinely moving."—Kirkus Reviews


PRAISE FOR MEET THE LATKES:

"A full-blown kooky comedy unpacking an ancient Talmudic tale."—The New York Times Book Review

"Readers who like their humor broad and goofy will lap this up, and Silberberg...makes it extra tasty with sprawling and genially messy cartooning that looks like it was created by someone hopped up on chocolate gelt."—Publishers Weekly


PRAISE FOR ALAN SILBERBERG'S PREVIOUS BOOKS:

"Silberberg details the daily events with Wimpy Kid-like drawings and quick-witted humor that will keep the pages turning."—School Library Journal

"A read with one goal on its mind: entertainment."—Booklist

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