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Why Do They Always Remind Me?

Written by: Hagit Benziman Illustrated by: Dudu Gerstein Keter Publishing House

To be distributed in January/Tevet

When grownups say “someday”, how do we know when that would be exactly? And just how upsetting can older siblings be? This is a classic, good-natured collection of poems about moments and feelings in children’s lives.

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When grownups say “someday”, how do we know when that would be exactly? And just how upsetting can older siblings be? This is a classic, good-natured collection of poems about moments and feelings in children’s lives.

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Why Do They Always Remind Me?

Written by: Hagit Benziman
Illustrated by: Dudu Gerstein

Suggestions for Family Activities

How do children experience the world? What confuses or amuses them? What makes them imagine, hope, or excited? Why Do They Always Remind Me? brings children’s perspective and view of the world, inviting young as well as older readers to encounter small moments of childhood experiences.

I have read interesting books. Now I am reading interesting children… For the child is an entire world, which has existed for a long time and will exist forever. 

(Janusz Korczak, The Religion of the Child, HaKibbutz HaMeuchad, Translated by Dov Sadan and Zvi Arad, 1977, p. 305)

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פעילות בחיק המשפחה

  • Reading poems The poems in this book present small moments in life. Every time you read together, we recommend selecting one poem, and reading it together. Does the poem remind you of something that once happened? This may be a good opportunity for you, parents, to share a childhood experience with your child, creating closeness and intimacy with them.
  • Pleased to meet you – Hagit Benziman When did Hagit Benziman start writing? What does she write about, and why? You may want to scan this QR code to find out more about this author and her work
  • Looking through the family album You may enjoy looking at parents’ family photo albums together, searching for special childhood moments. You could also look at early childhood photographs of the children, and share information about the moments captured. Which memories do they evoke in you?
  • Dramatizing together Do you have a favorite poem among those included in this book? If so, how about acting it out together, with the grownups playing the parts of the children, and vice versa.

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