Krias Shema Booklet for Girls in Pink, Ashkenaz or Eduth Mizrach

A krias shema booklet in pink, made specifically for a girl. The color is the whole point of the format: a child who has her own booklet, in a color chosen for her, says shema on her own instead of repeating after a parent line by line. That transition from being said to for a child to being said by the child is what this is built to support.

It is printed in Ashkenaz or Eduth Mizrach, so it can match exactly what she hears at home and in school. A mismatch between the two is what usually trips a young girl up when she starts saying it herself, so ordering the nusach the house davens matters more here than it does on an adult's booklet.

These are commonly bought in quantity for a class, a bas mitzvah party or a school siddur party, and they suit a girl young enough to still be learning the words but old enough to want her own. Kept on a nightstand, it stays in use for years.

• Nisuch: Ashkenaz, Eduth Mizrach

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