ALL-OF-A-KIND FAMILY

ALL-OF-A-KIND FAMILY by Sydney Taylor

I have a confession to make! There are lots of children's classics that I have never read (and I have read a lot of books!).Lots of them are sitting on my bookshelves, because they have been parts of homeschool kits as the kids' readers. Last Friday before leaving on vacation, a book friend stopped by to discuss...books! Those visits are always great fun! Anyway, somehow All-of-a-Kind Family came up. I had never read it, and she promptly told me to pack it to read on vacation. I am so glad I did!

All-of-a-Kind Family by Sydney Taylor is the sweet story of a Jewish family set in the early 1900s. There are five girls, Ella, Henny, Sarah, Charlotte, and Gertie, and their mother and father. The story shares their day-to-day lives as their mother makes dusting a game with ten buttons, the celebration of their Jewish holidays, getting through scarlet fever, the love of their weekly trip to the local library, and a couple of very sweet surprises. This is the type of story that you envision curling up with your elementary age kids and sharing.

After finishing this book in the car on the way home from vacation, I promptly lifted it up and asked my own crew if anyone had read it. Lauren immediately piped up saying she had read it many times, and it was one of her favorites!

ALONGSIDE ACTIVITY- There are 2 Jewish holidays mentioned in this book. You can do a little research as to why the Jewish people celebrate these days.

-Consider cooking up a Jewish dish to experience together.