Talia and the Haman-tushies

By Linda Elovitz Marshall and Francesca Assirelli

It's almost Purim, and Talia's sure that Grandma said they're going to bake "haman-tushies." Eww!

But as Talia helps Grandma with the recipe and learns the story of Purim—from the bravery of Queen Esther to the schemes of wicked Haman—she discovers a lot about these holiday cookies that she didn't know. The third in Marshall's play-on-words Talia stories including Talia and the Rude Vegetables and Talia and the Very YUM Kippur. The book includes a recipe for Hamantaschen at the end.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lerner Publishing
• Release date: Jan 1, 2017
• ISBN: 9781512452334

Linda Elovitz Marshall

Linda Elovitz Marshall is an award-winning author of almost thirty books for children. Linda's Jewish-themed books include Talia and the Rude Vegetables, Talia and the Very YUM Kippur, Talia and the Haman-Tushies, and The Mexican Dreidel. Her work has been translated into almost a dozen languages and adapted for dance, theater, and radio. She lives in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State and in New York City.

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