More All of a Kind Family Quotes

″ Youngest daughter Gertie finally learns to tell time. We have the amusement of baby Charlie’s chapter, in which he toddles up and down the stairs until he finally gets what he wants: namely, his mother to smile at him.”

‘Thus continues the tale of a Jewish family of five sisters-Ella, Henny, Sarah, Charlotte and Gertie-living at the turn of the century in New York’s Lower East Side.”

“Charlie lay sprawled on the sidewalk, playing with the small wagon Papa had made for him. He had turned it upside down, and his chubby little hands kept spinning the wheels round and round.”

“Over the years, the immigrant nation of America has asked, can non-Protestant religious identities be “American?” Taylor demonstrates that Jewish and American identities can coexist in a happy family.”

“Here we see eldest daughter Ella experiencing her very first crush (begun at the library, of course!), we witness fun-loving Henny getting into quite a scrape (for which her friend Fanny pays the price!).”

“Wow!” Gertie exclaimed, ‘look at the long line of horses and carriages!’ ‘You have to have a lot of carriages for a wedding,’ said middle sister Sarah. ‘But so many! They mus be awful rich!”

“Mama shook her head despairingly over the younger brother. ‘Hyman,’ se said reprovingly, ‘you come to pay us a visit and see how you look! No shave. Your suit looks like you slept in it _ a button hanging by a thread. At least you could put one cllean shirt!”

“The richly drawn characters, based on Taylor’s own life, include five sisters and their mischievous brother, Charlie. New York’s upper east side provides the backdrop as the unwatched Charlie toddles in front of an on-coming wagon with unexpected results.”

“Charlie heard his name being called. He stopped, bewildered. Bearing down upon him was a monstrous horse, blowing and puffing and wild-eyed. Its legs were churning up and down in a terrifying blur. The little boy was too frightened even to move.”

“By the time Papa came home, Lena looked quite presentable, with her blouse neatly mended and her wavy brown hair combe. Of course the store was retold in great detail, and Papa heaped praises on her head.”

“Ella finds a boyfriend and Henny disagrees with Papa over her curfew. Thus continues the tale of a Jewish family of five sisters and a little brother.”

“Mom set a platter of fat slice of salty herring on the big round kitchen table. Uncle Hyman sniffed appreciatively. ‘Mmm! What could be better than a tasty piece of schmaltz herring? Just to smell it gives one an appetite.”