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Saba Sabich

Tami Shem-Tov

Grandpa Sabih

“Grandpa, why did your parents name you after a dish?” asked the twins, Keren and Or. If you join them on a search that begins in Iraq many years ago and ends in a little booth in Ramat Gan, Israel, you’ll learn the answer as well.

Popular children and y/a author Tami Shem-Tov dedicates this book to her father, Sabih, and tells a family story filled with the colorful texture of Israel. Through this surprising story, readers learn about immigration to Israel in the early years of the state and the way the immigrants integrated to form a new society.
Representation
The Israeli Institute for Hebrew Literature
Title Saba Sabich
Writer's Last Name Shem-Tov
Writer's First Name Tami
Genre Children
Illustrations Shimrit Elkanati
Publisher (Hebrew) Kinneret, Zmora-Bitan
No. Pages 40pp.
Book title - Hebrew (phonetic) Saba Sabich

  • “This is fascinating, smart book… the illustrations are beautiful. They are simple, yet full of expression.”

    Haaretz

  • “The colorful illustration, the writing and the original idea create a magical Israeli fairy-tale. ”