Singer and Sendak for all ages - how simple, how perfect! The
alchemist of Jewish village life has found the ideal interpretor -
the magic is one and indivisible, and the rewards are multiple.
These clever, tender, bittersweet tales may be enjoyed for
themselves, for their literary mastery, for their reflection of a
strong, strange tradition. They may be read silently or aloud, but
they are best shared, with ample to examine the subtleties of the
etched illustrations. (Many of these tableaux have the fixed
intensity of hallucination.) The stories vary in interest, some
being no more than vignettes, but the first, Fool's Paradise, and
the last, the title story, are masterpieces: the one is magnificent
irony and the other is tender, unashamed love. A few are set in
Chelm, the town of wise fools, and sometimes it is Hanukkah, but
this is incidental. It is also incidental that these are Jewish
stories - the pleasure may be quicker but it need not be greater.
The consummate skill and transcendent vision are universal. (Kirkus
Reviews)
‘[A] delightful and distinguished book [of seven tales] from middle European folklore [by the winner of the 1978 Nobel Prize for Literature].’ —BL.
1967 Newbery Honor Book
Notable Children's Books of 1940–1970 (ALA)
1966 Fanfare Honor List (The Horn Book)
"Best of the Best" Children's Books 1966–1978 (SLJ)
Best Illustrated Children's Books of 1966 (NYT)
Children's Books of 1966 (Library of Congress)
Children's Books of the Year 1966 (CSA)
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