My Books
My House Is Singing
Rosenthal, Betsy R., Illustrated by Margaret Chodos-Irvine
ISBN 0-15-216293-3
This affectionate collection of poems, illustrated by award-winning
artist, Margaret Chodos-Irvine, celebrates the places and spaces that make a house
a home--from a cozy bedroom to a secret hideaway to a kitchen full
of mouthwatering smells.
Come on in and stay awhile!
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Horn Book Guide Review
Kirkus Review
Family Fun - Best Children's Books of 2004
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It’s Not Worth Making a Tzimmes Over!
Rosenthal, Betsy R.,
Illustrated by Ruth Rivers
Mar. 2006. 32p. Albert Whitman, $15.95
(0-8075-3677-6)
PreS–Gr. 2
ISBN 10:0-8075-3677-6/ 13: 978-0-8075-3677-3
Both a kitchen farce and a warm celebration of Yiddish, this uproarious picture book reverses the usual sweet grandma stereotype. Sara and Grandma make challah, and while they wait for the dough to rise, they watch a horror movie. But because Sara misunderstood Grandma’s directions, adding a whole box of yeast instead of two packets, the rising dough seeps out the kitchen door and down the street. Grandma is totally unperturbed by any problems large or small, and the lively watercolor pictures show her in hip outfit, as relaxed with the chaos at home as she is driving a motor scooter. Although the Yiddish in every sentence is easy to understand from the context, there’s a glossary appended and also a delicious recipe for challah (just one). The title, a cool alternative (tzimmes is Yiddish) for “no big deal,” and suits Grandma to a T.
––Booklist
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Which Shoes Would You Choose?
Rosenthal, Betsy R., Illustrated by Nancy Cote
April 2010. G. P. Putnam's Sons, $15.99
ISBN 978-0-399-25013-2
Following a young boy named Sherman through multiple shoe changes in bright, playful artwork, Which Shoes Would You Choose? is a celebration of shoes that is sure to tickle the toes of even the youngest readers.
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A few of my poems appear in:
Phonics Through Poetry and More Phonics Through Poetry
both compiled by Babs Bell Hajdusiewicz (1999 Good Year Books)
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