{"product_id":"a-sweet-meeting-on-mimouna-night-9781773063973","title":"A Sweet Meeting on Mimouna Night","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSet in Morocco, this sweet story of friendship and shared customs between a Jewish family and their Muslim neighbors provides a great introduction to the Moroccan Jewish holiday of Mimouna. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's Mimouna -- the Moroccan Jewish holiday that marks the end of Passover, and when blessings are given for a year of prosperity and good luck. Miriam wants to help her mother make the sweet moufletot pancakes they always eat at their Mimouna party, but after following the rules of Passover, they don't have any flour in the house! So Miriam's mother takes her to visit their Muslim neighbors, who are happy to share. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe women drink tea together, and Miriam makes friends with a young girl named Jasmine. Miriam almost drops the bag of flour when she and Jasmine go to fetch it from the storeroom -- but luckily Jasmine is there to catch it! Jasmine and her family then join Miriam's family and friends to celebrate Mimouna.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis sweet story of friendship and shared customs will introduce North American readers to the Mimouna holiday. The book concludes with an author's note and a recipe for making moufletot, the sweet, paper-thin pancakes featured in the story, so that readers can enjoy, too. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Text Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003erecipes\u003cbr\u003eauthor's note\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.2\u003cbr\u003eRecount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.6\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledge differences in the points of view of characters, including by speaking in a different voice for each character when reading dialogue aloud.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOfanansky, Allison:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eAllison Ofanansky was born in the US and moved to Israel in 1996, where she lives in the village of Kaditah with her husband, Shmuel, and daughter, Aravah. She has previously written the Nature in Israel and How It's Made series, and \u003cem\u003eThe Patchwork Torah\u003c\/em\u003e, illustrated by Elsa Oriol, which won the National Jewish Book Award. She works as an editor\/translator and volunteers with various organizations working on behalf of community, ecology, social justice and women's issues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTeplow, Rotem:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eRotem Teplow lives and works in Israel. She graduated from Shenkar College of Design in 2016. Her recent books include \u003cem\u003eThe Eternal Soldier\u003c\/em\u003e, written by Allison Crotzer Kimmel, and \u003cem\u003eTwo Bears: An Epic Journey of Hope\u003c\/em\u003e, written by Patricia Hegarty. She also does illustration work for newspapers and magazines.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Groundwood Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50677173453074,"sku":"9781773063973","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_26099f32-c525-4148-8af9-dd08a81aa3d2.jpg?v=1733890053","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-sweet-meeting-on-mimouna-night-9781773063973","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}