Reviews
So beautiful and new. Ehrlich's transcendent verse . . . renders these familiar stories as shocking, perplexing and remarkably compelling - just as they always have been. -Kirkus Reviews (starred review) This is not your typical children's illustrated Bible. Veteran author Amy Ehrlich's With A Mighty Hand elevates the genre for all ages. Ehrlich retells the five books of Moses in language that is poetic, rhythmic, sophisticated, and accessible. The beauty of the words is matched by the stunning illustrations, each one a midrash on the texts. This Torah adaptation is a treasure! -Cantor Angela W. Buchdahl, Central Synagogue, New York, NY With a Mighty Hand is incredibly moving. The love and respect and joy that went into its making from the author and the artist and everyone involved just rises off the page. Truly, the book invites the reader into a pause, a hush, and an entirely awesome kind of journey. This is Candlewick magic at its finest. -Gigi Amateau, author of Come August, Come Freedom A child poring over these handsomely designed pages, made vivid with Daniel Nevins's autumn-toned paintings, will get a sense of the importance of lineage and ceremony in the Jewish faith without having to struggle through complicated dietary laws or confusing lists of "begats." -The Wall Street Journal, Even readers who are not at all skeptical about the Bible may find that they need this version; it's so beautiful and new. Ehrlich's transcendent verse translation renders these familiar stories as shocking, perplexing and remarkably compelling-just as they always have been. -Kirkus Reviews (starred review), So beautiful and new. Ehrlich's transcendent verse . . . renders these familiar stories as shocking, perplexing and remarkably compelling - just as they always have been. -Kirkus Reviews (starred review) This is not your typical children's illustrated Bible. Veteran author Amy Ehrlich's With A Mighty Hand elevates the genre for all ages. Ehrlich retells the five books of Moses in language that is poetic, rhythmic, sophisticated, and accessible. The beauty of the words is matched by the stunning illustrations, each one a midrash on the texts. This Torah adaptation is a treasure! -Cantor Angela W. Buchdahl, Central Synagogue, New York, NY With a Mighty Hand is incredibly moving. The love and respect and joy that went into its making from the author and the artist and everyone involved just rises off the page. Truly, the book invites the reader into a pause, a hush, and an entirely awesome kind of journey. This is Candlewick magic at its finest. -Gigi Amateau, author of Come August, Come Freedom, So beautiful and new. Ehrlich's transcendent verse . . . renders these familiar stories as shocking, perplexing and remarkably compelling - just as they always have been. -Kirkus Reviews (starred review) [Ehrlich] has ... [broken] up the detailed text and giv[en] it more appeal to young people. Yet the integrity of the biblical tales, the sacred feel of the text, and the flow of ancient history remain intact. .... Nevins's handsome, richly colored oil on wood paintings, freely scattered throughout the pages, range in style from graphic renderings of the burning bush to a surrealist depiction of Jacob wrestling with God. ... This beautifully executed adaptation deserves strong consideration for Judaica and public library collections. -School Library Journal (starred review) This is not your typical children's illustrated Bible. Veteran author Amy Ehrlich's With A Mighty Hand elevates the genre for all ages. Ehrlich retells the five books of Moses in language that is poetic, rhythmic, sophisticated, and accessible. The beauty of the words is matched by the stunning illustrations, each one a midrash on the texts. This Torah adaptation is a treasure! -Cantor Angela W. Buchdahl, Central Synagogue, New York, NY With a Mighty Hand is incredibly moving. The love and respect and joy that went into its making from the author and the artist and everyone involved just rises off the page. Truly, the book invites the reader into a pause, a hush, and an entirely awesome kind of journey. This is Candlewick magic at its finest. -Gigi Amateau, author of Come August, Come Freedom A child poring over these handsomely designed pages, made vivid with Daniel Nevins's autumn-toned paintings, will get a sense of the importance of lineage and ceremony in the Jewish faith without having to struggle through complicated dietary laws or confusing lists of "begats." -The Wall Street Journal Ehrlich succeeds admirably in an ambitious effort to "write a version of the Torah" by teasing out the narrative thread of Yahweh's covenant with Israel and following it "through thickets of genealogy, law, and ritual." ... Beautiful craftsmanship makes this an excellent title for gift giving, but consider it also as a wonderful selection for young people who would like to reconnect their scriptural puzzle pieces into one vibrant picture. -Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books [V]eteran writer Ehrlich has taken on a mammoth job -- and she handles it impressively. ... Although the language is adapted for young people, and the more legalistic books, like Deuteronomy, are shortened, the stories remain intact, and nothing is sugarcoated. The dramatic nature of the stories demands impressive artwork, and Nevins provides it. The full-page pictures, mostly colored in the hues of desert sands and skies, feature sturdy characters, almost as if, like Adam, they're molded from clay. Much care has been taken with the book's dignified design. This version of the Torah will elicit thousands of questions, as it always has. -Booklist (starred review), So beautiful and new. Ehrlich's transcendent verse . . . renders these familiar stories as shocking, perplexing and remarkably compelling - just as they always have been. -Kirkus Reviews (starred review) [Ehrlich] has ... [broken] up the detailed text and giv[en] it more appeal to young people. Yet the integrity of the biblical tales, the sacred feel of the text, and the flow of ancient history remain intact. .... Nevins's handsome, richly colored oil on wood paintings, freely scattered throughout the pages, range in style from graphic renderings of the burning bush to a surrealist depiction of Jacob wrestling with God. ... This beautifully executed adaptation deserves strong consideration for Judaica and public library collections. -School Library Journal (starred review) This is not your typical children's illustrated Bible. Veteran author Amy Ehrlich's With A Mighty Hand elevates the genre for all ages. Ehrlich retells the five books of Moses in language that is poetic, rhythmic, sophisticated, and accessible. The beauty of the words is matched by the stunning illustrations, each one a midrash on the texts. This Torah adaptation is a treasure! -Cantor Angela W. Buchdahl, Central Synagogue, New York, NY With a Mighty Hand is incredibly moving. The love and respect and joy that went into its making from the author and the artist and everyone involved just rises off the page. Truly, the book invites the reader into a pause, a hush, and an entirely awesome kind of journey. This is Candlewick magic at its finest. -Gigi Amateau, author of Come August, Come Freedom A child poring over these handsomely designed pages, made vivid with Daniel Nevins's autumn-toned paintings, will get a sense of the importance of lineage and ceremony in the Jewish faith without having to struggle through complicated dietary laws or confusing lists of "begats." -The Wall Street Journal Ehrlich succeeds admirably in an ambitious effort to "write a version of the Torah" by teasing out the narrative thread of Yahweh's covenant with Israel and following it "through thickets of genealogy, law, and ritual." ... Beautiful craftsmanship makes this an excellent title for gift giving, but consider it also as a wonderful selection for young people who would like to reconnect their scriptural puzzle pieces into one vibrant picture. -Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books