The Passover Mouse

A mouse upsets villagers just before Passover by stealing a crumb of bread from one house and running into another, then brings neighbors together to finish preparing for the holiday. Includes background information about the story and glossary. A lively Passover story about kindness, community, tradition and forgiveness finds a little mouse disrupting a town’s preparations for Passover by stealing a piece of chometz leavened bread just as all the houses are swept clean. Illustrations. In this charming and witty Passover story about kindness, community, tradition, and forgiveness, a little mouse disrupts a town´s preparations for the holiday when it steals a piece of leavened bread&;or chometz&;just as all the houses have been swept clean in time for the holiday. It´s the morning before the start of Passover, and all the villagers have swept their homes clean of leavened bread, in keeping with the traditions of the holiday. Suddenly, a small mouse steals a piece of bread and tears through the town, spoiling everyone´s hard work. But just when it seems as if the townsfolk will never be ready for their Seder, the little mouse´s actions unwittingly bring everyone together, to work as a group to save the holiday. Jewish families at Passover will embrace this rollicking, funny, and ultimately inspiring story&;based on an original tale from the Talmud&;that weaves together the themes of community, kindness, charity, and forgiveness. It´s sure to become a modern holiday classic that´s shared year after year among the generations. An afterword discusses the story from the Talmud that the author used as her inspiration and includes a glossary of terms that will be useful to young readers. &; "An excellent addition to the Jewish tradition."&;Kirkus, starred review