When Shlemiel Went to Warsaw and Other Stories

Eight stories based on traditional Jewish themes from Eastern Europe Shrewd Todie & Lyzer the Miser; Tsirtsur & Peziza; Rabbi Leib & the Witch Cunegunde; The Elders of Chelm & Genendel’s Key; Shlemiel, the Businessman; Utzel & His Daughter Poverty; Menaseh’s Dream; When Shlemiel went to Warsaw.The Newbery Honor Book features eight stories, some of them based on traditional Jewish tales, by one of the greatest storytellers of our time