# Welcoming Elijah: A Passover Tale with a Tail - Hardcover

by **Leslea Newman** (Author), **Susan Gal** (Illustrator)

**Winner of the Sydney Taylor Book Award and the National Jewish Book Award, _Welcoming Elijah_ by celebrated author Lesl a Newman, unites a young boy and a stray kitten in a warm, lyrical story about Passover, family, and friendship.**

Inside, a boy and his family sit around the dinner table to embrace the many traditions of their Passover Seder around the dinner table. Outside, a cat wonders, hungry and alone. When it's time for the symbolic Passover custom of opening the family's front door for the prophet Elijah, both the boy and the cat are in for a remarkable surprise.

### Author Biography

Lesléa Newman has written more than seventy books and anthologies, including the highly successful and controversial picture book _Heather Has Two Mommies_. She is also the author of _October Mourning: A Song for Matthew Shepard_ and _Sparkle Boy_. www.lesleanewman.com

Susan Gal holds a BFA from Art Center College of Design and has illustrated several books for children, including _Abracadabra, It's Spring!_ and _Here Is the World: A Year of Jewish Holidays_. galgirlstudio.com

**Number of Pages:** 32

**Dimensions:** 0.5 x 8.6 x 11.1 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** January 28, 2020

**Award:** Sydney Taylor Book Award (2021)

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Welcoming Elijah: A Passover Tale with a Tail

**Interest Level:** Lower Grades, K-3

**Reading Level:** 2.2

**Point Value:** 0.5

## Details

- **Price:** 17.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
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