MacLeod, Jennifer Tzivia. Shabbat

Kar-Ben Read-Aloud eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to bring eBooks to life! Is Clarence confused and will he create chaos on Shabbat? His special Shabbat challah recipe calls for flour, oil, honey, yeast and water, and his neighbors eagerly await their loaves. But instead he gathers a silly assortment of things. How will he bake his challah? "Clarence's Topsy-Turvy Shabbat, takes us through the creation of Shabbat challahs. But this one stars Clarence, a rascally racoon who sets out each day to purchase ingredients for the challah but returns home with a variety of funny things that rhyme with or sound like the items he's seeking. The stage is set when he goes to get flour and returns with a flower. The story continues with Clarence bringing home a bunny instead of honey and the narrator chastises him, drawing the reader into fun. What happens when it's time to make the challah? Don't worry! Clarence knows exactly what to do to save the day." - Marcia Berneger, San Diego Jewish World "Clarence the raccoon loves Shabbat and wants to prepare for and honor it in the best way he possibly can - by making his very own challah. Problems arise when Clarence goes out to purchase the necessary ingredients. But, in an Amelia Bedelia kind of way, he returns with a unique set of inappropriate ingredients. He needs flour for his challah, but instead he comes home with a 'flower.' And so the craziness continues, as an outspoken narrator who tries very hard to keep Clarence on the right track. 'Seriously, Clarence? WHAT are you thinking?' There is also a group of helpful odd-looking animal friends who support Clarence while adding to the silliness and delight of the story. Finally, there is a beautiful Shabbat table with delicious fresh challah for all the friends to share. The unusual illustrations portray appealing animals including a bunny, an otter, and a beast with long, lanky bodies and pinprick eyes who exude warmth and caring for their friends. The book is fun, adorable, and totally enjoyable both as a read aloud and for individuals. Clarence is a lovable fool, and it's so nice to have a new twist on a Shabbat story." - Rachel Glasser, retired librarian, Yavneh Academy, Teaneck, NJ "Clarence's Topsy-Turvy Shabbat, written by Jennifer Tzivia Macleod and illustrated by Jennie Poh, is about Clarence, a racoon who just loves Shabbat. Over the course of the story, readers see Clarence's Shabbat preparations, including gathering ingredients to make challah. The problem is that Clarence confuses the ingredients he needs with other items, such as actual flowers, instead of the flour needed for baking. The story is humorous, gentle and perfect for young readers. The combination of Macleod's text and Poh's illustrations only serve to add to the reading experience." - Adam Samuel, Journalist, Jewish Link NJ, Teaneck, NJ "Encour­ag­ing chil­dren to clev­er­ly play with lan­guage while simul­ta­ne­ous­ly teach­ing about Shab­bat is a def­i­nite win-win. This laugh-out-loud pic­ture book fea­tures Clarence, a hap­less but charm­ing rac­coon, who wants to bake a deli­cious chal­lah and serve it to his friends at a fes­tive Fri­day night meal. The only prob­lem is that Clarence keeps mix­ing up the words in his recipe. He wants to buy flour but comes home with a flower. He brings home soil instead of oil and a bun­ny instead of hon­ey. Com­i­cal error fol­lows com­i­cal error accom­pa­nied by the hilar­i­ous­ly rue­ful com­men­tary of an unseen nar­ra­tor as the week pro­gress­es and Shab­bat looms. Will Clarence bake his deli­cious chal­lah in time for Shab­bat in spite of his many mix-ups? If he's cre­ative enough, he may be able to do it and he cer­tain­ly has a very cre­ative approach. Clarence's solu­tion to his prob­lem results in a Shab­bat meal with all the per­fect ele­ments in place. This delig

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