A review by muddypuddle
The Longest Night: A Passover Story by Catia Chien, Laurel Snyder

4.0

This is a Jewish story, read and interpreted by a non-Jew, but a non-Jew who worked in a Hebrew Day School for 12 years and loved to learn all the stories and traditions of Judaism. This story is written in couplets, with lovely rhythm in most places. It tells the story from the point-of-view of a Jewish slave girl through the plagues and parting of the sea. The language is beautiful, and when slowly and digested I loved it. I was not a fan of the illustrations, and I hate saying that, but they were what I call "vague" illustrations. Not abstract, but with a sense of abstractness. I love abstract painting, but I like more detail in my picture books. Personal preference, apologies to Ms. Chien.