The story was good, about how a grandfather wants his grandson to assimilate in America and not learn Yiddish and how when that grandson is grown and has a son of his own he teaches his son from the Yiddish books he rescues from his grandfather, deciding that one is never to young to learn Yiddish.

But, my favorite parts were that the book is read from back to front (although not right to left) as Yiddish is, and the Yiddish vocabulary words that are in the back (well, front) of the book, and especially the information about the history of the Yiddish language and also about the National Yiddish Book Center. It provides a good short history lesson for kids.