Kids’ Books & Carrots
A few recommendations for Rosh Hashanah books for young children:
- Apples and Pomegranates: A Family Seder for Rosh Hashanah by Rahel Musleah
- A Sound to Remember by Sonia Levitin
(nice story about failure, success, and perserverance) - The Magic Pomegranate by Peninah Schramm
(not really about Rosh Hashana but about pomegranates, one of the simanim) - Happy New Year, Beni by Jane Breskin Zalben
Children’s books are often a great way to learn a new topic. For example, when I was learning needlepoint about twelve years ago (I was pregnant with my second child and wanted to do something creative that required little clean up and one could sit), I found some nice books in the children’s section of the library.
Meanwhile, I am struggling over a carrot. Did you know that carrots’ leaves, the frilly part anyway, are far from the carrot top?
My plan is to do a watercolor of the carrot. I have the paper set up, and the watercolor nearby. But first I need to decide on a composition. I’d like to have some greenery with my carrot, but I can’t decide on where to place it. I don’t want it on top, as in the first photo.
Note to pomegranate lovers: Not yet in season here. So I either have to work from a Google photo or copy this stamp. Not my ideal choice.
Ilana-Davita says
I think I know what you mean about the frilly part being too far from the carrot itself since when I looked for an illustration for some of the recipe posts with carrots I found I had to alter the size of the cropping. For at least one of them, I put a flower instead!
Leora says
Glad you understood my mini little dilemma, Ilana-Davita! I compromised by having the greens wrap around. I'm hoping it will be successful. I just added my first coat of wet, wet, watered-down orange color to the carrot. I'll probably go with some greys for the background next.
judi~gmj says
if you stand it up will the tops bend over far enough to drape gracefully along side? Bet it would if ya let it wilt long enough. :)
Michelle says
I never thought about the green being so far away from the rest. I wish I had read a wider range of books to my daughter back then.
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