American Golem - Hardcover

by Marc Lumer (Author)

"The Justice League could do worse than to have this golem as a member." --Kirkus Reviews

"A solid addition to most libraries." --School Library Journal

"American Golem articulates the fear of every newcomer: that they won't fit in." --Jewish Book Council

"Utterly charming, impressively original, thoroughly 'kid friendly', and unfailingly entertaining..." --Midwest Book Review

"Successfully combines a traditional picture-book format with comics conventions." --Booklist

A kid arrives in America, where everything is big, crowded, strange, and scary. He builds a golem, a mud monster from Jewish folklore, to protect him from the big kids next door. But he soon learns he doesn't need the golem for protection. What else can a golem do in America?

Graphic-novel style illustrations provide a fresh approach with kid appeal, and an Author Note introduces the Jewish value of tikkun olam, repairing the world.