Everyone knows it’s Spring — all around and everywhere — in this book with the words from the eponymous song by the late Datia Ben Dor and lush illustrations that also link the season to Passover. The score of the song appears at the end of the book.
The month of Nissan has come, bringing with it renewal, festiveness, and tree blossoms. As the seasons change, nature awakens, and there is an air of festivity everywhere. This song celebrates springtime, and the excitedness of Passover in homes across the nation.
Read MoreDear Parents,
The month of Nissan has come, bringing with it renewal, festiveness, and tree blossoms. As the seasons change, nature awakens, and there is an air of festivity everywhere. This song celebrates springtime, and the excitedness of Passover in homes across the nation.
The Festival of Spring
Passover is also known by the name "the festival of spring". In springtime, trees bloom and blossom, farmers start to harvest their crops, and nature as a whole seems to be reborn. There is no better season to celebrate Passover, symbolizing the birth of our nation, and its newfound freedom. Happy Passover!
Enjoy reading this book and doing the activities together!
Datia Ben Dor
was born in Alexandria, Egypt, in 1944, and immigrated to Israel at 12 months. At the beginning of her professional career, Ben Dor engaged in music education, writing scripts and songs for many Israeli children’s television shows, such as Parpar Nechmad (“Lovely Butterfly”), and Rehov Sumsum (the Israeli version of Sesame Street). Her children’s poems and numerous books are well-known and loved, among them Ani Tamid Nishar Ani (“I Always Stay Me”), Digdugim (“Tickles”), Otiyot Mefatpetot (“Chatting Letters”), and Kakha Zeh BeIvrit (“That’s How it is in Hebrew”). Datia Ben Dor has received much recognition for her contribution to children’s literature, such as the ACUM award, and Bialik Prize for Lifelong Achievement in Children’s Literature.
