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Behrman House/ Apples & Honey Press

Ages 7 - 10
ISBN 978-1681155494

Saralee Siegel (Book One)
Once Upon an Apple Cake

Saralee Siegel has a secret weapon. But it's not a normal secret weapon, like super strength or invisibility. She has a super-nose! 
 
When Saralee helps Zadie, her grandpa, in their family's restaurant, she can sniff out ingredients like no one's business.  As Rosh Hashanah approaches, it's time to slow down and wish each other a sweet new year. But not Saralee. This year her family needs her to make Zadie's famous apple cakes all by herself- even though she doesn't know the secret ingredient. Then a rival restaurant threatens to steal the recipe and all their customers. Saralee is going to need persistence, luck, and her super-nose if she's going to save the day! 

 

This fast-paced, magical story is told in an illustrated chapter book format.

 PJ Library Selection book 

National Jewish Book Award Finalist 2019

Tablet Magazine Best Jewish Children's Books of 2019

REVIEWS

"A bit of magic and a happy ending make for a sweet New Year story. Delightful."
     -
Kirkus

"Fast paced, easy to read, over-the-top, and tasty."
- Tablet Magazine

"In Once Upon an Apple Cake, the children’s book debut for author Elana Rubinstein, you get a zany, charming story of the meaning of family and the strength of Jewish tradition. Not to mention a terrific recipe, too."
- JTA

"The busy Siegels each have a con­sis­tent and well-drawn per­son­al­i­ty, as well as hav­ing some sil­ly traits, and show­ing a grand­moth­er with demen­tia. They share joy, laugh­ter, and love, along with an appre­ci­a­tion of Jew­ish foods and hol­i­day cel­e­bra­tions all around the din­ing table."
- Jewish Book Council 

"This funny and well-plotted story with delightful characters and amusing line-drawn illustrations is a perfect holiday tale for early chapter book readers."
- Jewish Journal

Elana Rubinstein

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