One Little Goat: A Passover Catastrophe
This graphic novel is about a not-so-wise son falling through time with a talking goat to find the afikomen (a special piece of matzah) so he can finally end his family's never-ending Seder (Passover meal). If that sounds weird to you - hang on - it's about to get even weirder...
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What the Book is About
Accompanied by a wise (and wisecracking) goat, a boy travels back in time 3,000 years, stopping at various Passover seders in order to find his family's missing afikomen and finally end their seder. (You can't finish the seder without the afikomen… and his long-suffering family has been at the table for a whopping six months!) By the end, the boy has gained a deeper appreciation of his own family and the enduring traditions of Passover. This wacky and entertaining graphic novel is ultimately a moving story about the strength and resilience of the Jewish people. The layered, squiggly lines of the black-and-white illustrations suit the madcap and memorable time-travel tale.
Jewish Content and Values
- The story describes parts of the seder (the ritual meal on the first night of Passover) such the afikomen (the matzah hidden for children to find), the appearance of Elijah the prophet, the haggadah (the text recounting the Exodus story), and “Chad Gadya” (“One Little Goat”), the song at the end of the seder.
- The goat and boy visit moments from Jewish history including his father’s illegal childhood seder in 1981 Minsk, the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, the Spanish Inquisition, and the night of the final plague in Egypt.
- This tells the story of the exodus from Egypt, Sipur Yetziat Mitzrayim across the centuries. The boy gains an understanding of his family’s more recent history as well as the generational connections through shared Jewish history and an appreciation of the true meaning of liberation, freedom, tolerance and justice.
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What the Book is About
What the Book is About
Accompanied by a wise (and wisecracking) goat, a boy travels back in time 3,000 years, stopping at various Passover seders in order to find his family's missing afikomen and finally end their seder. (You can't finish the seder without the afikomen… and his long-suffering family has been at the table for a whopping six months!) By the end, the boy has gained a deeper appreciation of his own family and the enduring traditions of Passover. This wacky and entertaining graphic novel is ultimately a moving story about the strength and resilience of the Jewish people. The layered, squiggly lines of the black-and-white illustrations suit the madcap and memorable time-travel tale.
Jewish Content and Values
Jewish Content and Values
- The story describes parts of the seder (the ritual meal on the first night of Passover) such the afikomen (the matzah hidden for children to find), the appearance of Elijah the prophet, the haggadah (the text recounting the Exodus story), and “Chad Gadya” (“One Little Goat”), the song at the end of the seder.
- The goat and boy visit moments from Jewish history including his father’s illegal childhood seder in 1981 Minsk, the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, the Spanish Inquisition, and the night of the final plague in Egypt.
- This tells the story of the exodus from Egypt, Sipur Yetziat Mitzrayim across the centuries. The boy gains an understanding of his family’s more recent history as well as the generational connections through shared Jewish history and an appreciation of the true meaning of liberation, freedom, tolerance and justice.
Content Advisory
Content Advisory
None.
