The Market Wedding
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.47 (664 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1554986958 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 32 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-07-24 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Beautiful artwork. I picked up this book not for my kids but for me. The artwork is wonderful and the story is quite endearing. It's about a couple who work in Kensington market (in Toronto) around the 1920's. The story tells of how they meet, fall in love and have a grand wedding. But they are simple market shop owners of simple means. How do their friends react? Won't tell you how it ends but it's an uplifting tale.I . Charming story with beautiful artwork The Market Wedding is a charming story, that makes one think about priorities, materialist culture, and friendships. It is a well written book and great for reading aloud to the family or classroom. Market Wedding was chosen to be included in the Jewish Community Library of Los Angeles public radio production "One People Many Stories: Jewish Stories from Around the World." Anne Meara reads this surpri
He convinces her that they should spend all of their savings on a fancy wedding, hoping this will encourage their guests to buy them the finest of gifts. Their friends, however, afraid that their clothes and gifts might not be fine enough, decide not to attend the event. Caricaturized faces, patterned carpets and wallpaper, and richly textured clothing add depth to both the illustrations and the story. Ricci's paintings feature muted tones of orange and brown, and include abundant details of market, synagogue, street, and house. The tale's ironic humor socks home one of life's basic lessons.-Susan Scheps, Shaker Heights Public Library, OHCopyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.. "Nothing was new or fancy or fit for a movie star, but all of it was precious to them." Fagan's tale, set in Toronto's Kensington Market, is based on a turn-of-the-
Cary Fagan’s witty adaptation of The Ghetto Wedding” by Abraham Cahan is accompanied by Regolo Ricci’s vibrant illustrations, resulting in a timeless and delightful tale.. One day their eyes meet, and they fall in love. Across the way Minnie sells hats straight from Paris. And so he comes up with a brilliant plan he will make their wedding so fancy that their guests will have to shower them with lavish gifts. His Minnie will live like a movie star! Morris’s plan backfires, of course, but like all good love stories, the tale ends in a happy if surprising fashion. When Morris the fishmonger and Minnie the hat seller fall in love, Morri