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Children of the Book: A Memoir of Reading Together
A mother's celebration of the power and wonder of lifelong reading Zibby Owens, My Most Anticipated Books...
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A mother's celebration of the power and wonder of lifelong reading
Zibby Owens, My Most Anticipated Books 2025 In Children of the Book, Ilana Kurshan reveals how literature weaves an invisible thread through the tapestry of family life. Kurshan, a mother of five living in Jerusalem, struggles to balance her passion for books with her responsibilities as a parent. Gradually she learns how to relate to reading not as a solitary pursuit and an escape from the messiness of life, but rather as a way of forging connection and teaching independence. Introducing her children to sacred and secular literature--including the beloved classics of her childhood--she becomes both a better mother and a more compassionate reader. Chief among the books Kurshan reads with her children is the Torah, whose ancient wisdom illuminates her family's path. Structured in five parts corresponding to the first five books of the Bible, this memoir traces the profound parallels between the biblical narrative and the daily rhythms of parenthood - from the first picture books that create the world through language for little babies, to the bittersweet moment our children begin reading on their own, leaving us behind, atop the mountain, as they enter new lands without us. A luminous meditation on how shared stories become the foundation for family bonds, Children of the Book celebrates a life richly lived through literature.Author: Ilana Kurshan
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 08/26/2025
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9781250288264
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2025
Library Journal 06/01/2025 pg. 91
Publishers Weekly 06/30/2025
Shelf Awareness 08/23/2025
About the Author
Ilana Kurshan is a graduate of Harvard University and the University of Cambridge. She has worked in literary publishing both in New York and in Jerusalem, serving as a translator, a foreign rights agent, and the book reviews editor of Lilith magazine. Kurshan is the author of If All the Seas Were Ink, winner of the Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish literature.
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