Celia Gurevitch Jewish Community Library

Norma Simon‘s Simhat Torah tells the story in rhyme of two siblings, a girl and a boy, preparing and celebrating Simhat Torah. It shows (with the help of Ayala Gordon‘s illustrations) step by step how they make flags for the festival, how their father makes sticks for their flags, explains what the Torah is and then takes them to the synagogue for the festivities. It is a simple, fun introductory book for children 4 to 8. My only caveat that the synagogue shown, both in text and pictures, is not egalitarian: only the men and the children are taking part in the march.