Who Will Ask the Four Questions?
Author: Naomi Ben-Gur
Translated by Gilah Kahn-Hoffmann
Highlights
Delightfully illustrated picture book for 4-8 year olds. 
A heart-warming story,  wise and funny depiction of sibling rivalry which certainly
predates the holiday of Passover. In this short, highly recommended story,
one of the central parts of the seder becomes a tense example of this age-old problem.
 
This is a good book to keep on hand along with the Haggadah.' - Emily Schneider, Jewish Book Council
 
'A familiar story of siblings. Eitan, the older brother, has always recited the Four Questions at the seder. But Evie, a head shorter than her brother, insists that this is her year to ask them. How can this end well?' - Hadassah Magazine
 
As Passover draws near, Eitan is excited about singing the Ma Nishtana - the Four
Questions - as he does every year on Seder night. But the Ma Nishtana is supposed to be
sung by the youngest at the Seder table and this year, to Eitan’s consternation, his little
sister Libby finally thinks she is ready for the job.
Grandma tries to keep the peace: ‘Maybe you could teach your sister to sing the Four
Questions?’ she suggests to Eitan. ‘She can sing next year,’ he shrugs.‘Why don’t you sing
it together?’ Grandma tries. But Libby will not hear of it. Despite Eitan’s best efforts, Libby stands firm: she is the littlest and she will sing the Mah Nishtana.
When Seder night finally arrives, the whole family gather together. They all take turns to
read from the Haggadah and, when it is time for the Mah Nishtana, they turn to Libby. She looks nervous: the words don’t come out, until Eitan finds himself helping her and she sings her first Mah Nishtana perfectly.
Beautifully illustrated and charmingly told.
About the Author
Born in 1948 in Tel Aviv, Naomi Ben-Gur has written more than 40 books for children and
works as a children’s book editor at an Israeli publisher. She studied literature at Tel Aviv
University, film at New York University and began writing whilst serving as a military
correspondent in the Israel Defence Force. Ben Gur lives with her husband in Ramat Aviv,
Israel.
Carmel Ben-Ami was born in the Netherlands and raised in Israel, where she studied at the
Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem. She illustrates children’s books and
poetry collections and worked in the Animation Department of the 2017 film The Legend
of King Solomon. She lives in Amsterdam, where she works as a freelance illustrator and
animator.
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RRP: £8.99
ISBN: 9781784384630
32 PAGES · PAPERBACK
PUBLISHED: FEBRUARY 2020
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