Golem By David Wisniewski
The story of theGolemis a story of desperation,prejudice,violence,and self-defense,and it can be scary for kids,so this isn't one to leave lying around the house without a proper introduction.But the Golem is also an amazing metaphor for the Jewish experience,and for human nature and history more generally.Set in medieval Prague,it tells of how a rabbi,at his wits' end,conjures up a monster from clay to defend his people in a time of great terror.And of how the monster gets out of hand.Wisniewski's woodcuts won him the Caldecott for this book,and they're truly a work of art.
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