Rivka's Presents (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780593482070)

In this heartwarming story about the importance of community, a little Jewish girl living on the Lower East Side during the flu pandemic of 1918 can't start school because her father is sick, so she makes a trade with her neighbors: chores for lessons.

It's 1918 on the Lower East Side of New York City, and Rivka is excited to start school. But when her papa gets sick with the flu, her mama has to go to work at the shirtwaist factory and Rivka needs to stay home and take care of her little sister. But Rivka figures out a way to learn anyway: she trades chores with the grocer, the tailor, and an elderly neighbor for lessons. As the seasons change, Rivka finds she can count pennies for the iceman and read the labels on jars of preserve. And one day, Papa is no longer sick, and Rivka can finally start school! Full kindness and love for your neighbors, here is a story that introduces life on the Lower East Side for a Jewish family during the flu pandemic of 1918.

Author: Laurie Wallmark
ISBN-10: 0593482077
ISBN-13: 9780593482070
Publisher: Random House Studio
Language: English
Published: 07/11/2023
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 11.24h x 10.39w x 0.41d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 05/15/2023 pg. 60
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2023
School Library Journal 07/01/2023 pg. 64