Chil­dren’s

Kay­la and Kugel’s Play­ful Purim

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By – March 17, 2025

Fun-lov­ing Kay­la is back along with her frisky, play­ful pup, Kugel, and they are hav­ing a spec­tac­u­lar time cel­e­brat­ing the most fun hol­i­day of all, Purim. They bake haman­taschen, not for­get­ting a spe­cial Purim-themed treat for Kugel; they trade places when Kaya wears a Kugel con­sume and dress­es him in her own clothes; they go to hear the Megillah, where read­ers are remind­ed of the Purim sto­ry high­lights, and of course they make the appro­pri­ate nois­es at the sound of Haman’s name. Their Purim seu­dah, the hol­i­day’s fes­tive meal, is joy­ful­ly cel­e­brat­ed with fam­i­ly and friends.

An author’s note gives read­ers some food for thought about Purim joy and cel­e­bra­tion. Koff­sky’s dynam­ic, fun­ny, and high­ly amus­ing illus­tra­tions trans­port Kay­la, Kugel, and the hol­i­day of Purim off the page and into the lives of appre­cia­tive readers.

Michal Hoschan­der Malen is the edi­tor of Jew­ish Book Coun­cil’s young adult and children’s book reviews. A for­mer librar­i­an, she has lec­tured on top­ics relat­ing to lit­er­a­cy, run book clubs, and loves to read aloud to her grandchildren.

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