Great-Grandma Faye compares Havdalah to bidding farewell to Shabbat with a promise of reunion, a sentiment echoed as Silas joins her in chanting the Havdalah service over video call until their eventual in-person reunion

Pamela Ehrenberg's previous picture books include Queen of the Hanukkah Dosas and Planting Parsley. Her middle-grade novel, Detour Ahead was a National Jewish Book Award finalist. She and her children live in Washington, D.C.