Welcoming Elijah

A Passover Tale with a Tail

Lesléa Newman, Susan Gal (Illustrator), Charlesbridge (JAN 28) Hardcover $16.99 (32pp), 978-1-58089-882-9

As night falls, a boy and his family gather together for a traditional Passover Seder. With wide eyes and an infectious smile, the boy shares all of his favorite activities and stories, illustrated in warm, candlelit scenes. Meanwhile, outside in the shadowy moonlight, something lurks. The night is full of contrasts—dark and light, joy and sadness—that build until the boy reaches his most cherished ritual of all: opening the door for Elijah the Prophet.