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Linda Glaser

Author of Wonderful Worms

42 Works 4,252 Members 102 Reviews 1 Favorited

About the Author

Includes the name: Linda Glaser

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Series

Works by Linda Glaser

Wonderful Worms (1992) 1,030 copies
It's Fall! (2001) 377 copies
Our Big Home (2000) 327 copies
It's Spring! (2002) 264 copies
It's Winter! (2002) 207 copies
The Borrowed Hanukkah Latkes (1656) 203 copies
Hoppy Hanukkah! (2009) 155 copies
Hannah's Way (2012) 126 copies
Magnificent Monarchs (2000) 87 copies
Hoppy Passover! (2011) 75 copies
Spectacular Spiders (1998) 69 copies

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animals (81) autumn (34) biography (33) bugs (51) children (34) children's (44) composting (38) dirt (26) earth (49) Earth Day (27) earthworms (24) Emma Lazarus (24) environment (44) fall (91) family (28) fiction (46) gardening (28) Hanukkah (195) historical fiction (25) history (24) holidays (57) immigration (29) informational (26) insects (91) Jewish (51) leaves (24) nature (71) non-fiction (110) Passover (45) picture book (138) plants (29) poetry (76) science (140) seasons (143) soil (28) spring (87) Statue of Liberty (33) weather (39) winter (86) worms (121)

Common Knowledge

Birthdate
20th c. CE
Gender
female
Nationality
USA

Members

Reviews

Discovered Claire A. Nivola at the Carle Museum. Read Emma's Poem to second- and third-graders at my school library, played an audio recording of part of the poem ("The New Colossus") set to music, and asked them to write their own welcome messages to new arrivals. Good for Jewish American Heritage month (May).
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JennyArch | 9 other reviews | Jun 7, 2023 |
The title and subtitle tell you exactly what to expect: a Passover-themed retelling of Stone Soup.

Stone Soup has never been one of my favorite stories, but Stone Soup with Matzoh Balls is much better than most. Most notably, the illustrations are colorful and cheery--I want to live in Chelm with these characters. For that reason alone, I'd recommend Stone Soup with Matzoh Balls over the many other Stone Soup variations out there.

The Passover theme is an added bonus; I appreciate any book that can add some diversity to my shelves and greater cultural understanding to its readers. I didn't know anything about the fictional town of Chelm before reading Glaser's book, but I'm intrigued by the concept now and will be looking into more references to Chelm in literature.

Note: I received a digital galley of this book through NetGalley.
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fernandie | 1 other review | Sep 15, 2022 |
Latkes are one of my favorite foods. This is a decent book about a messy little girl and the nice old lady next door. Not super religious, so a good introduction to the concept of Hanukkah for our not super religious household.
 
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readingjag | 5 other reviews | Nov 29, 2021 |

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Susan Swan Illustrator
Nancy Cote Illustrator
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Elisa Kleven Illustrator
Adam Gustavson Illustrator
Mia Posada Illustrator
Karen Lee Schmidt Illustrator
Naomi Judd Narrator

Statistics

Works
42
Members
4,252
Popularity
#5,913
Rating
3.9
Reviews
102
ISBNs
172
Favorited
1

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