Editorial Review

“Talia is confounded by her grandmother’s request for some ‘rude vegetables’ (carrots, turnips, potatoes, etc.) for the Rosh Hashanah stew. While digging up an ‘ornery onion’ and ‘garish garlic,’ she thinks about her own behavior; all ends with holiday sweetness. The joke goes on a little long, but the end is rewarding. Autumnal colors and rounded shapes evoke comfortable family scenes.” —The Horn Book Guide