The World Needs Beautiful Things

Summary of Book

Young Bezalel is different from the other Israelite slaves in Egypt. He loves to collect stones, bugs, bits of string―these all seem beautiful to him. He keeps everything in his Beautiful Things Box and takes it with him everywhere. As the Israelites wander in the desert, God asks them to build a very special house―and Bezalel may be the only one who can create something beautiful enough to honor God.

Author Biography

Rabbi Leah Rachel Berkowitz is a graduate of Brandeis University and Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. She has written extensively for adults and teens about Judaism, spirituality, and women's experiences. She lives in Poughkeepsie, New York.

Illustrator Biography

Daniele Fabbri is an award-winning illustrator and animator with illustration projects in both Europe and the United States. He lives in northern Italy.