Talia and the Haman-tushies

Wonderful story with the right amount of details about Purim in clear language for kids. Illustrations are great too!

Thought it would be funnier. Pretty good summary of PURIM story

Boring

I ordered this book for my granddaughter, and it was just delivered. It looks adorable and I am sure she will love it. The problem is in the shipping. It is a soft cover book and although the book was obviously shipped flat; it was shipped in a soft pack without cardboard or anything so the entire package was folded in half. There is a crease in the book. Before giving it to my granddaughter, I am going to try to flatten it out by sticking a ton of other things on top to weigh it down. I am just surprised it was shipped so carelessly.

Adorable book about purim

Nice book for the classroom!

Very cute book kids loved it !

The trees on the farm were just starting to blossom and it was time for Talia to visit Grandma. The snow was gone, the grass was green and “Purim was coming.” Grandma got out her cookbook and turned to the recipe for Hamantaschen, “special cookies for Purim.” Talia put her hand on her chin and looked over at Grandma with amazement. “Haman-tushies?” she thought. “YUCK! What kind of cookie was that?” Certainly not anything fit for little girls to eat. No way!Grandma began to mix up the ingredients for those Haman-tushies and began to tell Talia “the story of Purim.” It all began in “the city of Shusan in faraway Persia” when King Ahashuerus was thinking of getting married. Of course being a king, he had his choice from “all the young women from his kingdom.” The woman he selected was “Esther, a Jewish girl who was brave, smart, and beautiful,” whom he quickly fell in love with and married.Talia was surprised that the Queen of Persia was Jewish and after gathering fillings for those Haman-tushies, Grandma continued. To make a long story short, there was some “plotting against the king” and Queen Esther relayed the information to King Ahashuerus. The cookie making continued as did the story. There was Mordechai and the king’s prime minister, “a proud, wicked man named Haman.” There was going to be trouble in the kingdom and Queen Esther could perish at the hands of Haman. Would he hurt the Jewish people and more importantly, would Talia have to eat those yucky Haman-tushies?This is a fun, humorous tale about the story of Purim and Hamantaschen that will make little ones laugh. Of course Talia misunderstood what Grandma said and certainly wasn’t going to eat anything in the tushie line. This alone will make the young audience laugh because they’ll certainly know that there’s no such thing as Haman-tushies. This is certainly a very unique way to introduce the story of Purim to very young children. As Grandma works, the tale alternates between her relaying the Purim story to Talia as they make the Haman-tushies. I definitely loved this delightful tale! In the back of the book is a recipe for Talia’s Haman-Tushies, a recipe that grandmas everywhere can make with their loved ones.LINDA ELOVITZ MARSHALL: Rainbow Weaver Shh ... Shh .. Shabat The Passover Lamb Talia and the Rude Vegetables Talia and the Very YUM Kippur Grandma Rose’s Magic This book courtesy of the publisher.