Review: The Surprise in the Desk
The Surprise in the Desk by Carol Ungar, illustrated by Mira Simon Category: Picture Books Reviewer: Freidele Galya Soban Biniashvili Buy at Hachai What would you do if you bought a second-hand piece of furniture and when you brought it home, you found within it a secret stash of $98,000? This was the question I posed to my family after reading The Surprise in the Desk . Based on true events, this story is about Rabbi Noach Muroff who buys a used desk and discovers close to $100,000 hidden inside it. Told in simple prose without any hint of preachiness, author Carol Ungar delivers a thought provoking story that will teach children a valuable lesson about honesty and doing the right thing, even when the temptation to do otherwise might be great. Accompanied by Mira Simon’s realistic illustrations, children will be able to follow along with the text and answer the question, “So, what do you think he did?” which is posed to the reader at various points throughout the story. A simple inte