We have that book and I have always found it weird and disturbing. Though I
hear that it's done regularly in Israel, I'm generally uncomfortable with
introducing Holocaust to very young children; how can you relate something so
horrible without either watering it down or terrifying them? The parents in our
synagogue agree with me, so I keep those books (acquired before my time) in a
spot away from the kids. They are listed in our online catalog, so if the
parents want them, that's their business, but so far none have.
If you look through this Amazon listing, Publisher's Weekly found it
distasteful (and identified it's audience as age 3-6), but School Library
Journal liked it (suggesting an audience of grade 4 and up!)
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.amazon.com/Let-Celebrations-Begin-Margaret-Wild/dp/0531059375/ref=sr_1_1?crid=34PXUCPZYSTMR&keywords=let*the*celebration*begin&qid=1651621738&s=books&sprefix=let*the*celebration*begin*2Cstripbooks*2C112&sr=1-1__;KysrKysrJSU!!KGKeukY!wHn3D5crvLiUDHXzNFCCW-gdwHNNxgBc8J6LTdK05RCwK-YV5iNmCk6pjcrVRs8GO0zz8NgW6VJGCYpqgTc9zw$
Rachel HausLibrary DirectorCongregation of Moses Fisher LibraryKalamazoo MI
On Tuesday, May 3, 2022, 07:08:11 PM EDT, Karen Hering via Hasafran
<hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote:
Our school library has just received a donation of a book called "A time for
toys" by Margaret Wild - It has been more recently been published under the
title "Let the Celebration begin". Though the front covers are
different,ZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerStart This Message Is From an External Sender
This message came from outside your organization. Report Suspicious
ZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerEndOur school library has just received a donation of a book
called "A time for toys" by Margaret Wild - It has been more recently been
published under the title "Let the Celebration begin". Though the front covers
are different, the rest of the book is the same. In view of lots of discussion
about who should write Holocaust books, the softening of the horrors of the
camps, and where the focusof such stories sit, I am curious to know how people
feel about this book. The illustrations (and narrative honestly) make me feel
uncomfortable though I cannot explain why, and the more recent edition has a
rationale and background in the back by the author and illustrator. They talk
about the sensitivity of the illustrations and storyline, but I am somewhat
uncomfortable with the whole book. I would appreciate others' thoughts and
insights, and whether you have put it in your library.
Thank you
Karen Hering, MLIS
retired academic librarianvolunteer for a Jewish dayschool,
synagogue and archival libraries
__
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:
hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu
To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here:
https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu
Ha-Safran Archives:
Current:
https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran*40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html__;JQ!!KGKeukY!wHn3D5crvLiUDHXzNFCCW-gdwHNNxgBc8J6LTdK05RCwK-YV5iNmCk6pjcrVRs8GO0zz8NgW6VJGCYr_hvFm7g$
Earlier Listserver:
https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran*40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html__;JQ!!KGKeukY!wHn3D5crvLiUDHXzNFCCW-gdwHNNxgBc8J6LTdK05RCwK-YV5iNmCk6pjcrVRs8GO0zz8NgW6VJGCYqvo02PfQ$
AJL HomePage
https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.JewishLibraries.org__;!!KGKeukY!wHn3D5crvLiUDHXzNFCCW-gdwHNNxgBc8J6LTdK05RCwK-YV5iNmCk6pjcrVRs8GO0zz8NgW6VJGCYpqoEYYUw$
--
Hasafran mailing list
Hasafran@lists.osu.edu
https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
__
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:
hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu
To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here:
https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu
Ha-Safran Archives:
Current:
http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html
Earlier Listserver:
http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html
AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
--
Hasafran mailing list
Hasafran@lists.osu.edu
https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
