The fun-loving Cricket neglects his Shabbat tasks while the industrious Ant does hers, but Cricket surprises her by coming to the rescue just in time to save her Shabbat celebration. Originally published in Hebrew.
"As opposed to Aesop's rather harsh moralistic fable, Ben-Gur's telling is much gentler. The lesson is that friends and neighbors help each other in time of need. ... Kober's sprightly illustrations enhance the text ...and...add just the right touch of whimsy. Here is a light-hearted picture book about Shabbat that will appeal to young children-secular and religious alike."
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"The author uses cute rhyming text to tell the story. Children ages 3 to 8 will absorb the lessons about thinking ahead when Shabbat is coming, sharing with a neighbor and seeing that there are different kinds of neighborliness. ... Shahar Kober is an Israeli illustrator of over 30 children's books and provides whimsical, bright-colored illustrations for this book."
