SuitabookAnna and Solomon
Elaine Snyder
- Reading
- Read together in short sections, pausing after each unexpected arrival. Invite the child to predict what Solomon might do next, then discuss how the ending changes or confirms those expectations.
- Themes
- Migration and belonging: Solomon leaves Russia for the United States and works to bring Anna after him. The story presents migration as connected to danger, work, money, marriage, and family reunion rather than as a single simple decision.
- Family obligation and separation: Solomon repeatedly saves money for Anna’s passage, but Anna’s younger brother, older brother, and mother arrive instead. The book leaves its stance open to more than one reading.
- Worth knowing
- Consider whether a child would enjoy a story driven by repeated setbacks rather than a straightforward journey. The emotional effect of the separation and the treatment of the relatives remain important uncertainties.