Chil­dren’s

Good Shab­bos Ben­ny!: A young boy’s count­down to Shabbos

Chani Fis­chman; Dena Ack­er­man, illus.
  • Review
By – January 19, 2016

Young Ben­ny has a pro­found appre­ci­a­tion for Shab­bos. He counts down the days to this most excit­ing day of the week by count­ing the spe­cial arti­cles of cloth­ing his moth­er is prepar­ing for him to wear. Writ­ten in rhyme, and with col­or illus­tra­tions, the sto­ry vivid­ly com­mu­ni­cates Benny’s excite­ment about observ­ing Shab­bos and beau­ti­ful­ly con­veys his atti­tude of respect. 

A book that can help inspire enthu­si­asm in young chil­dren, this engag­ing sto­ry is rec­om­mend­ed for ages 2 – 5.

Nathan Weissler is a 2021 col­lege grad­u­ate from Mary­land, and has been review­ing for Jew­ish Book Coun­cil for over ten years.

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