WINNER 2008 SYDNEY TAYLOR AWARD FOR YOUNG READERS

This beautiful adaptation of the Bedtime Sh'ma invokes traditional nighttime blessings of peace and protection, and recalls the wonder of our waking hours. The book is an interpretation of excerpts of the actual liturgy.  The full text of those excerpts is included in Hebrew and English in the back of the book.  Beautiful illustrations by Kristina Swarner. Pre-K to age 6.