Sydney Taylor Honor Book
In the new country, Shirley and her family all have big dreams. Take the family store: Shirley has great ideas about how to make it more modern! Prettier! More profitable! She even thinks she can sell the one specialty no one seems to want to try: MamaтАЩs homemade gefilte fish.
But her parents think sheтАЩs too young to help. And anyway they didnтАЩt come to America for their little girl to work. тАЬGo play with the cat!тАЭ they urge.
This doesnтАЩt stop ShirleyтАЩs ideas, of course. And one day, when the rest of the family has to rush out leaving her in the store with sleepy Mrs. GottliebтАжShirley seizes her chance!
P R A I S E
тАЬCharming. Paula Cohen tells an all-American tale of the Yiddish diaspora.тАЭ
тАФThe Wall Street Journal
тАЬTimeless: an indomitable protagonist and the loving family who dotes on her.тАЭ
тАФPublishers Weekly
тАЬBeau┬нti┬нful┬нly illus┬нtrat┬нedтАж.Shirley is one smart child, a real asset to her striv┬нing fam┬нi┬нly. She is full of inno┬нv┬нa┬нtive ideas, which are depict┬нed by Cohen with both humor and respect.тАЭ
тАФJewish Book Network
"An affectionate ode to family, fish, and creative problem solving."
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