Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 1580231233
Manufacturer: Jewish Lights Publishing
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Editorial Reviews
Book Description:
Cain and Abel were born into God’s garden called Earth, a world of bright days for working in their fields and peaceful nights to share the stories of their dreams. The first children, the first brothers, they were so much alike yet so different–Cain a shepherd, Abel a farmer.
They lived side by side, surrounded by trees where wonderful, exotic fruits of many kinds grew: everywhere orapples, rasdew, and banangerines ripened all on a single branch. The air was sweet with the smell of pinango, limeberry and waterloupe.
But jealousy, anger, and fear took all of this away. Cain and Abel’s happiness came to an end, and with it, the trees’ ability to grow these special fruits.
In a world often hurt by violence, this retold biblical story gives children and adults a starting point for discussing anger and its effects on those around us. By harnessing the power we have to deal with our emotions in positive ways, we can once again cultivate the fruits of peace–and change the world for the better.
Customer Reviews
Excellent for children!! by Colleen Cullinan
This book is gorgeous, stunning, and absolutely wonderful. I bought it when my older son was almost five and he had a new(ish) little brother who was just starting to crawl around and make trouble. I read it to Thomas and the second I finished the last line he cried “READ IT AGAIN!” I’ve never seen him so engrossed in a story.
The wonderful thing Sasso does with the Cain and Abel story is talk about the depth of love the brothers had for each other before a misunderstanding made them both hatefully angry. She also illustrates wonderfully how the earth itself went into mourning over this first killing–the trees, which used to bear many different kinds of fruit at once (Orangeapples, banangerines etc!) were reduced to offering only a single kind of fruit. Dealing with the depth and complexities of sibling relationships–and how they shape the world as a whole– in a way that children can take in is a gift–Sasso is amazing. I highly recommend all her work.
Excellent book for all ages by Kathleen S. Bostrom
Sandy Eisenberg Sasso is a gifted writer, and once again has written a book that is beautifully done and inspirational. The book is timely, in that it tells about the destructiveness of anger but also the reality of hope. I recommend this book for all ages. It’s a wonderful way to teach children but also to teach adults about the ramifications of their actions.
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