By Ziggy Hanaor (author) , Benjamin Phillips (illustrator)
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Shortlisted for the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration 2023 | Longlisted for the UKLA Book Award 2023 ages 7-10
This first graphic novel from Cicada follows 11-year-old Benji and his elderly grandmother, Bubbe Rosa, as they traverse Brooklyn and Manhattan, gathering the ingredients for a Friday night dinner.
This is a powerful, affecting and deceptively simple story of Jewish identity, of generational divides, of the surmountability of difference and of a restless city and its inhabitants.
Bubbe's relationship with the city is complex - nothing is quite as she remembered it and she feels alienated and angry at the world around her. Benji, on the other hand, looks at the world, and his grandmother, with clear-eyed acceptance.
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As they wander the city, we catch glimpses of Bubbe's childhood in Germany, her young adulthood in 1950s Brooklyn, and her relationships; first with a baker called Gershon, and later with successful Joe, Benji's grandfather.
Gradually we piece together snippets of Bubbe's life, gaining an insight to some of the things that have formed her cantankerous personality. The journey culminates on the Lower East Side in a moving reunion between Rosa and Gershon, her first love. As the sun sets, Benji and his Bubbe walk home over the Williamsburg Bridge to make dinner.
Ziggy Hanaor is a publisher and writer. She is the author of Fly Flies and the Pocket Chaotic. This is her first graphic novel. Benjamin Phillips works in various mediums, straddling the disciplines of illustration and fine art. From his studio in Hastings, Benjamin finds inspiration in human interaction, the humour and turmoil of everyday life and the joy of repetition. His clients include New York Times, Penguin Random House, Ebury Press and the British Council.
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The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Alte Zachen: Old Things and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
Alte Zachen: Old Things features in the following genres: Featured Books for 11+ readers, Recommendations, Graphic Novels & Comics, PSHE: Multiculturalism, Diversity and Inclusion, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Stories about Family and Friends, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Featured Books for 9+ readers
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Alte Zachen: Old Things was written by Ziggy Hanaor and published by Cicada Books
Alte Zachen: Old Things has 72 pages
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