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2010 Winner Sydney Taylor Book Award for Younger Readers

New-Year-at-the-Pier

NEW YEAR AT THE PIER–A Rosh Hashanah Story
AN AFFECTIONATE, CELEBRATORY TALE
OF THE JEWISH NEW YEAR

by April Halprin Wayland
illustrated by Stéphane Jorisch

Izzy’s favorite part of Rosh Hashanah is Tashlich, a joyous waterside ceremony in which people apologize for their mistakes of the previous year, cleaning the slate for the new year.  But there’s one mistake on Izzy’s “I’m sorry” list he’s finding especially hard to say out loud.

Humor and touching moments of forgiveness between family and friends are combined in this beautifully illustrated picture book for holiday sharing.

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I’m THRILLED that it’s illustrated by the multi-award-winning StĂ©phane Jorisch —his watercolors are fabulous (and he’s a really nice person, too!)  Here’s an article about StĂ©phane’s latest award.

Here are some photos of my friends Bruce Balan and Alene Rice and me taking part in the tradition of Tashlich.