Sarah Laughs (Bible) - Softcover

Jules, Jacqueline

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0822599341 ISBN 13: 9780822599340

Publisher: Kar-Ben Copies Ltd, 2008

Synopsis

Sarah Laughs The biblical story of the elderly Sarah who laughs in delight when she overhears three strangers tell her husband Abraham that he will soon become a father. When a son is born to her the following year she names him Isaac, which means laughter, and the world rejoices with her. Full description

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Review:

The Old Testament says little about Sarah's feelings, so this moving picture book draws on midrash (legend) and on modern biblical commentary to imagine the inner life of Abraham's wife. Warm, clear, rhythmic acrylic double-page spreads show the close bond between husband and wife, as well as the larger story of the couple leading peo-ple as nomads until they arrive in Canaan. Always there is the warmth inside Sarah's tent, with the doors wide open to welcome others and teach worship of one invisible God. But there is sorrow, too. In a dream, God predicts to Abraham that the children of his children will be as many as the stars, but Sarah cannot bear children, and she urges Abraham to take a second wife--until an angel appears to Abraham, and, finally, a son is born to the elderly couple. They name him Isaac, which means ―laughter,‖ and the climactic picture shows Sarah holding her baby in a world circle of joy.

--Journal

About the Author:

Jacqueline Jules is an award-winning author and poet. Her many children's books include The Hardest Word (National Jewish Book Award finalist), Happy Hanukkah Lights, and Picnic at Camp Shalom. She lives in northern Virginia.

About this edition

• Publisher: Kar-Ben Copies Ltd
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0822599341
• ISBN 13: 9780822599340
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32