They manage to team up with Moses, Aaron and Miriam to help free their people, but the story becomes much more complicated than the familiar one they know from the yearly Passover Seder. In what is clearly a nod at this genre for Jewish children, twins Scarlett and Sam take an unexpected ride on Grandma Mina's magic carpet (she brought it with her when she emigrated from Iran), and end up in the Egyptian desert watching Hebrew slaves working to build the Pyramids. The 'Magic Treehouse' children have spent many afternoons in their treehouse pointing to pictures in books and suddenly being whisked off to exciting places, such as the Amazon rain forest or the land of the dinosaurs. These children have surely read many volumes of the wildly popular series by Mary Pope Osborne called 'The Magic Treehouse,' so they are familiar with the 'adventurous time-traveling children' plot device. (Kar-Ben, 2015) is a Passover-themed book that seems to be the first to fill a much-needed niche in Jewish children's literature: the early chapter book for second- and third-grade readers.

(historical note)' - Kirkus Reviews, 'Scarlett and Sam: Escape From Egypt, by Eric A. Stevanovic's grayscale illustrations also capture the ancient events with a decidedly contemporary manga flavor. Although traditionalists may disapprove of this approach, it's accessible for modern young readers of all religions and makes it possible for them to gain a modicum of understanding of this distant, biblical past. Kimmel keeps the story flowing at a rapid pace, employing 21st-century tone and syntax for the twins as well as the ancients with whom they interact. They return home ready to embrace and share the ritual of the Seder and with a greater respect for their heritage. They witness the parting of the Red Sea and the bittersweet rejoicing that follows.

The 10th plague kills his son Seti, whom the twins have come to admire. The children witness the devastation of the 10 plagues, triggered when Pharaoh reneges on promises to let the Jews leave Egypt. Moses and Pharaoh, who is portrayed as a whining, jealous despot, argue constantly, calling each other childish names. 'While arguing over their role in a Passover Seder, twins Sam and Scarlett are whisked away to ancient Egypt on grandmother's magic carpet.There, they are enslaved along with the other Jews, and they encounter Moses and Aaron, who involve them in negotiations with Pharaoh to free the slaves.

The Magic Dreidels by Eric A. Kimmel