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Jewish Chronicle, 8th May 2020

The illus­tra­tion is just as spec­tac­u­lar as the witty text, using appeal­ing mut­ed tones, facial expres­sion, and body lan­guage. The artist's rendition of a bustling, pro­duc­tive, yet gen­er­al­ly serene town is superb.

Michal Hoschan­der Malen, edi­tor of Jew­ish Book Coun­cil

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

This is a gorgeous book, the illustrations are just stunning! The story is a good one, with an easily understandable lesson, that covers both a lesson about selfishness and a lesson about the best things in life being free, with a big dash of being happy with what you have. It's a great morality tale, but the star here is the art- so soft, so luminescent, so lovely! Buy this, read it over and over, look at the illustrations for hours, it's that kind of book. Obviously highly recommended!

NetGalley, April Gray

I love retellings of fables that have long been forgotten, it is a great way to continue a cultures history and stories alive in a digital age.
This was a beautiful retelling of story from the Middle East, like all fables there is a moral and it is wonderfully told.

The illustrations were gorgeous, and they fit in so well with the story, it was a true pleasure to see the story unfold within the pictures and words.

Definitely recommended - with a bonus Challah recipe at the back :)

NetGalley, Serena Bourke

A great book to teach others not to be selfish, and let others enjoy things. The illustrations were nice as well.

NetGalley, Meena Naik

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

Enjoy being transported back in time to a city with an entirely different physical structure in the desert hues and arching hills of color pencil drawings in Yael Molchadsky’s The Peddler and the Baker. The combination of theme with-a-moral and the color pencil drawings from The Peddler and the Baker created a humble retelling of a classic tale that can be easily interpreted for many an age.

NetGalley, Ess Aytch

This is a lovely children's book which had been translated into English about a peddler who opens up his window to smell what the baker is baking. 4 stars

NetGalley, Millie Scott-Allen

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

I do love books like this and I have to say that I thought that the images in the book were absolutely perfect for the book!

The story was great and even though I knew how it would all end it was still a pleasure to read.

It is easy to follow and understand and I really liked the touch to add the recipe for Challah at the end of the book too.

It is 5 stars from me for his one, it is a great retelling of a lovely folktale - very highly recommended!!

NetGalley, Donna Maguire

Great story with an interesting message in it... I did enjoy the original and pretty artwork in it. And the recipes at the end was a nice bonus. A good book overall!

NetGalley, Etienne Breton

A simple, but perfectly put, fable from the middle East, as a peddler who cries his appreciation for the smell of the bakers' below his home each morning gets complained about. You just know there will be a pleasant twist, and of course there is. In one fell swoop the book can show the benefits of hard work, the pleasure in letting everyone live their own life – and the mindful kind of sitting back and benefiting from smells, birdsong and everything else pleasurable that we can find for free if we have the mind to. What was equally pleasurable was the artwork – all pastel colours, and richly detailed line work. The community here really comes to life – but the message of the book is still allowed to be universal. A strong four stars, if not more.

NetGalley, John Lloyd