{"id":37028,"date":"2020-03-09T22:28:17","date_gmt":"2020-03-10T02:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=37028"},"modified":"2020-03-09T22:28:17","modified_gmt":"2020-03-10T02:28:17","slug":"review-of-gittels-journey-by-leslea-newman-pictures-by-amy-june-bates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=37028","title":{"rendered":"Review of Gittel&#8217;s Journey, by Lesl\u00e9a Newman, pictures by Amy June Bates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/gittels_journey_large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/gittels_journey_large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"205\" height=\"250\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-37373\" \/><\/a><em>Gittel\u2019s Journey<\/p>\n<p>An Ellis Island Story<\/em><\/p>\n<p>story by Lesl\u00e9a Newman<br \/>\npictures by Amy June Bates<\/p>\n<p>Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2019.  44 pages.<br \/>\nStarred Review<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=37080\">2020 Sidney Taylor Picture Book Award Honor<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Gittel\u2019s Journey<\/em> is the story of a young girl traveling by herself to America from Poland with her mother\u2019s Sabbath candlesticks.  The story is based on the true stories of the author\u2019s grandmother and adopted aunt.<\/p>\n<p>Gittel had set out with her mother, but her mother is turned away because of an eye infection.  She tells Gittel to go on without her and gives her the address of her cousin.  But when Gittel arrives in America after a long journey, the ink has worn off the paper because she has kept such tight hold of it.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, Gittel finds kind helpers in America for a happy ending.<\/p>\n<p>The story is simple, but catches the reader\u2019s imagination with the idea of a young girl crossing an ocean alone.  The beautiful water color illustrations and loving care taken in the book\u2019s construction make this book a work of art with a classic feel.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amyjbates.com\/\">amybates.com<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/abramsyoungreaders.com\/\">abramsyoungreaders.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/1419727478\/sonderbooksco-20\" target=\"outside\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Buy from Amazon.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Find this review on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sonderbooks.com\">Sonderbooks<\/a> at: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sonderbooks.com\/Picture_Books\/gittels_journey.html\">www.sonderbooks.com\/Picture_Books\/gittels_journey.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Disclosure: I am an Amazon Affiliate, and will earn a small percentage if you order a book on Amazon after clicking through from my site.<\/p>\n<p>Disclaimer:  I am a professional librarian, but I maintain my website and blogs on my own time.  The views expressed are solely my own, and in no way represent the official views of my employer or of any committee or group of which I am part.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"none\" data-via=\"Sonderbooks\">Tweet<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>What did you think of this book?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gittel\u2019s Journey An Ellis Island Story story by Lesl\u00e9a Newman pictures by Amy June Bates Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2019. 44 pages. Starred Review 2020 Sidney Taylor Picture Book Award Honor Gittel\u2019s Journey is the story of a young girl traveling by herself to America from Poland with her mother\u2019s Sabbath candlesticks. 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