The Tale of Meshka the Kvetch

Plot

A kvetch is a complainer. And that's what Meshka the Kvetch does. She complains about her home. She complains about her children. She complains about herself. And then one day, she comes down with a strange ailment, the Kvetch's Itch. And from then on, Meshka sees what happens when her complaints come true. Her son, "who sits around all day like a bump on a pickle," turns into a pickle. Her feet, "swollen to the size of melons," turn into melons. The only solution, suggested by the wise Rabbi, is to stop complaining and start looking at the good things in her life. This charming book teaches children to look at the bright side, and to find the good in every situation. The delightful illustrations and repetition of language make it a great beginning reader.