Stories for Children

isaac bashevis singer

Thirty-six stories by the Nobel Prize winner, including some of his most famous such as "Zlateh the Goat," "Mazel and Shlimazel," and "The Fools of Chelm and the Stupid Carp." Stories for Children is a 1984 New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of the Year.

Genres fictionchildrensshort storiesjewishmiddle gradefantasynobel prizeclassicsshort story collectionfolk tales

352 pages, Paperback

First published January 1,1984

This edition

Format: 352 pages, Paperback
Published: October 1, 1985 by Square Fish
ISBN: 9780374464899
ASIN: 0374464898
Language: English

About the author

isaac bashevis singer

Isaac Bashevis Singer was a Polish American author of Jewish descent, noted for his short stories. He was one of the leading figures in the Yiddish literary movement, and received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1978.
His memoir, "A Day Of Pleasure: Stories of a Boy Growing Up in Warsaw", won the U.S. National Book Award in Children's Literature in 1970, while his collection "A Crown of Feathers and Other Stories" won the U.S. National Book Award in Fiction in 1974.