Stingy Buzi and King Solomon / Der karger Buzi un Shloymeh Hameylekh, written and illustrated by Goldie Sigal. Montreal: Lomir Hofn Press, 2009. 82 p.: col. ill.
I am pleased to announce that my Yiddish/English "comic book" was awarded a 2010 Helen and Stan Vine Canadian Jewish Book Award. The following is a quote from the jury citation: "A heritage is passed from generation to generation through storytelling. Yiddish especially lends itself to storytelling. Stingy Buzi and King Solomon is a delightful tale for children told in Yiddish, English as well as Yiddish transliterated into English. Written and illustrated by Goldie Sigal, retired as Judaica Librarian at McGill University, it is based on legends and folktales about King Solomon as interpreted in a Yiddish play which was mimeographed by Montreal Folk Shule teacher, J.J. Grossman, in the 1940s. Sigal takes the traditional Yiddish tale and presents it as a colourful modern graphic novel with appeal to children today." Price: $18 per book, plus shipping and handling. (Optional) 9 page workbook by Batia Bettman, ill. by Goldie Sigal: $2.00 Info: [email protected] Phone: 514-486-9588 --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: [email protected] SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
