Editorial Review

“In this delightful rhyming tale, Izzy invents a cleaning machine to help his mother in the ritual house cleaning before the start of Passover. Mom takes a rest and leaves Izzy in charge.

Think Dr. Seuss meets robot vacuum cleaner: ‘Izzy pressed the red button, McClean lurched and whirred. He cranked the green handle, it belched and it purred. The hungry machine chomped ten books for its lunch. Gobbled the rug, and continued to munch.’ Trouble of the Cat in the Hat-type follows, of course, but all is neatly tidied up before the start of the seder. Hartman’s cartoon-like illustrations are playful and lively – a perfect fit for the zany fun of this entertaining book.”—JTA