How fun to have a book for totz of Yiddish! What a find!
I eagerly opened Nosh Schlep Schluff BabYiddish and was charmed to discover words in my own vocabulary that I didn't even know were Yiddish. How about "schmooze," "klutz," and "nosh?" The quaint rhymes on each page introduce the language in a fun way.
"If you want to start a ruckus,
wave your arms and shake your TUCHES!"
The board book takes you through a day of a preschooler, from morning bedside to sleeping at night. Tiphanie Beeke's watercolor illustrations on heavy paper are refreshing in our digital age. There are textures, rough edges, and paint strokes to be enjoyed.
You and your totz are going to enjoy this intro to Yiddish more than a "bissel!"
Nosh Schlep Schluff BabYiddish
by Laurel Snyder
illustrated by Tiphanie Beeke
Random House, 2011
I got this one in the mail last week and I have to say, I love it too! I didn't realize I could speak Yiddish.
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