By Heidi Smith Hyde

A loving father carves carousel horses that resemble individuals of his kinfolk as he saves funds to carry them from Europe to the USA. This booklet is a piece of old fiction in keeping with the tales of Jewish woodcarvers who got here from the previous state and grew to become their skills to carving carousel horses on Coney Island.

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Her first book, Mendel’s Accordion, illustrated by Johanna van der Sterre, was the winner of the 2007 Sugarman Family Award for Best Jewish Children’s Book. Heidi and her husband, Martin, live in Chestnut Hill with their two college age sons. Johanna van der Sterre studied illustration at the Savannah College of Art and Design. From her cozy little home in the woods of upstate New York, she crafts her paintings with ink line and watercolors. She lives with her husband, Joseph, and two very bouncy dogs, Ernie and Rudy.

Heidi Smith Hyde is a graduate of Brandeis University and Harvard Graduate School of Education. She is the Director of Education of Temple Sinai in Brookline, MA. Her first book, Mendel’s Accordion, was the winner of the 2007 Sugarman Award for Best Jewish Children’s Book. Heidi and her husband, Martin, live in Chestnut Hill, MA with their two teenage sons. Johanna van der Sterre studied illustration at the Savannah College of Art and Design. From her cozy little home in the woods of upstate New York, she crafts her paintings with ink line and watercolors.

It took Feivel three years to complete the carousel. Cousin Mikhael and his family came to watch as Mr. Nathanson turned it on for the very first time. “Papa, look at the horses fly round and round,” shouted Mikhael’s son. ” Tears glistened in Feivel’s eyes as his beautiful horses galloped gracefully in the air, among them Goldie, Hershel, Shmuel, Sasha, and Lena. Some of the horses were gentle and some were fierce. Some spoke of happiness and love, some of sadness and loss. ” asked Mr. Nathanson.

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