Review: My Shofar

My Shofar

written and illustrated by Ann Diament Koffsky

Apples & Honey Press (imprint of Behrman House), 2025

Category: Board Book

Reviewer: Judy Ehrenstein

 

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A young elephant girl explores the concepts of quiet and loud while trying to blow a shofar. Readers will enjoy the humorous twist of the horn being filled with peanuts, thus causing the lack of volume. The illustrations feature a personable elephant and her loving mother, arranged with plenty of blank space on each page. The text is spare, appropriate for the age and interest level of this book.

This book, part of a series, offers Jewish families a unique way to use a ritual object to teach an age appropriate concept, in this case the opposites of quiet and loud. The text at the end and on the back of the book, which is directed at adults, assumes knowledge of the use and purpose of a shofar.

 

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Reviewer Judy Ehrenstein is a children’s librarian in Maryland and is on the AJL Holiday Highlights committee.