City-girl Talia misunderstands her grandmother's request that she go to the garden for "root vegetables" but manages to find some she thinks are rude, as well as a good use for the rest she harvests. Includes a recipe for Rude Vegetable Stew.

Rhyming text invites young readers and their families to take stock of the happy times, the occasional regrets, as well as new friends made and new skills gained over the year in celebration of Rosh Hashanah.

A pair of siblings prepare to celebrate Rosh Hashanah by harvesting vegetables, picking apples, and making cards.

Uncle Jake gets to blow the shofar twice within ten days, as the family celebrates first Rosh Hashanah and then Yom Kippur.