Stingy Buzi and King Solomon / Der karger Buzi un Shloymeh Hameylekh,
written and illustrated by Goldie Sigal. Montreal: Lomir Hofn Press,
2009. ISBN 0-8006-2552-8. 80 p.: col. ill.; 28 cm.
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Lomir Hofn Press is pleased to announce the publication of a
Yiddish/English "comic book",Stingy Buzi and King Solomon, or, Der
karger Buzi un Shloymeh Hameylekh, by Goldie Sigal. Each page
features an illustration in full color, with Yiddish script in the
dialog "balloons", and transliteration and English translation
beneath. The book will be enjoyed by children from about 4 to 10
years old, their parents and grandparents, and anyone who wants to
learn or practice Yiddish while having fun doing so.
Alphabet and vocabulary charts are included, and the "balloon"
dialogue is presented in the format of a play at the end of the comic
section. An optional 9-page workbook supplement,Lomir itster shpiln
tsuzamen, by Batia Bettman and illustrated by Goldie Sigal, is also
available on request.
The book is the recipient of a grant from the Aaron and Sonia Fishman
Foundation for Yiddish Culture for new projects that aim at
strengthening Yiddish among children and adolescents, and the book
has been praised by leaders in the field:
-"Ayer bikhele iz beemes zeyer interesant un klug
tsunoyfgeshtelt untalantir gemolt
Ikh bin zikher az dos bikhl vet
brengen a sakh freyd say dikinder un say zeyere eltern."
["Your book is truly very interesting and cleverly put together and
drawn with talent
I am certain that the book will bring
much joy both to children and to their parents."]
- Boris Sandler,
author, and Editor-in-Chief of the Forverts.
- "Ayer bikhl
gefelt mir zeyer: Di bilder zaynen
lebedik un filfarbik un dimayse leynt zikh gring. Ikh vel dos iy'h
leynen mit mayne kinder." ["I like your book very
much: The illustrations are lively and colorful and the story reads
easily. God willing, I will read it with my children."]
- Zackary Sholem Berger,
Yiddish and English writer, poet, publisher, and Yiddish translator
of Dr. Seuss's The Cat in the Hat and other Dr. Seuss books.
For orders, samples of pages, or other information, please contact
Goldie Sigal:
jgsi...@videotron.ca
Price: $18 plus postage & handling. (Discounts for group orders);
Workbook Supplement: $2.
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