Fast Asleep in a Little Village in Israel

squawks the rooster.

Meowwwww!

yowls the cat.

ZZZZZZzzzzzzz

buzzes the mosquito...

It is the end of a hot, dry summer, and Mrs. Strauss just can't fall asleep.

"SHEKET! QUIET!"

But when at last she falls asleep, something wakes her up again...something her little village in Israel has been waiting for all summer long. 'A lovely peak into life in Israel' --Kirkus Reviews' . . . fills a giant gap in Jewish children's literature.' --Jewish Book Council 'Unreservedly recommended' --The Midwest Book review