Children's siddurim

[rhu]

I'm not thrilled with the prayer book that they give to the kids at JCDS (which is a topic for another thread), and I want Tani (and, in a few years, Alissa) to have a siddur for home use that is age-appropriate, so we went to the Israel Book Shop and Kolbo today to see what's out there.

Ugh!

Of course there's Artscroll, which aside from the drawback of being Artscroll is also much more abridged than I want. There's Barchu, and on the next page is Sh'ma. I agree that one needs abridge this section for kids, but there are supposed to be two berachot in between.

Other options were also too abridged, or in a font that was inhospitable to those new to reading Hebrew, or too perfunctory and lacking in instructions, explanations, and commentary. I couldn't even find the one I grew up with, which was probably put out by USCJ back in the 1970s.

So, I guess I'm going to have to create my own. Like I need another project right now.

Comments

[530nm330hz.livejournal.com]

Shilo is what we used in Hebrew school when I was growing up. It's not what we used at my Junior Congregation, for the same reason that I don't think it's what I'm looking for now: it doesn't give the beginner enough support to use independently.

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

Most publishers probably assume that a beginner will have guidance... Have you asked your rabbi if he has any suggestions?