Eat, Read, and Be Mommy

I realized this week that I didn’t have specific book titles in mind for my older girls for Christmas, which was a serious problem, because books will be received for Christmas in this house!  After pondering and browsing online for things that would arrive in time, I decided to take a chance on Barry Deutsch’s Hereville:  How Mirka Got Her Sword, because my 9-year-old is obsessed with graphic novels, and who can resist the tagline on the cover–“Yet another troll-fighting 11-year-old orthodox Jewish girl.”  It’s currently on its way, if it’s not in one of the boxes that arrived today, so I started reading the library copy I already had in my stack of books-to-preview-for-the-kiddos late last night.

Yeah, I finished it today.  And sure, it’s not a LONG graphic novel, but still.  You fall right into it and it keeps you reading, and it’s quirky and delightful and out of the common way.  It’s also worth the risk I took in ordering it for Christmas before I read it, although there’s always the danger that the daughter it’s earmarked for might be scared (she’s unpredictable that way).  If you want a glimpse into orthodox Jewish life cleverly and well-disguised as an adventure involving an intrepid girl, a pig, and knitting needles–and really, who doesn’t?–than this book is for you.  I can’t wait to see what my girlies think of it!