Leah Rachel Berkowitz, local author and rabbi at Kol Ami Elkins Park, will be hosting a celebratory reading and book signing from “Maybe It Happened This Way,” her new collection of reimagined Bible stories.

The event will take place at 3:30pm Sunday at Open Book Bookstore, 7900 High School Road, Elkins Park.

“Maybe It Happened This Way” is a collection of 20 biblical stories reimagined for middle-grader readers and educators. The stories look at and describe characters who have received plenty of attention—Adam and Eve, Rachel and Leah, for example—as well as those who may be less familiar. An extensive discussion guide highlights values, source materials for the retellings, and more.

Berkowitz is also the author of picture books The World Needs Beautiful Things and Queen Vashti’s Comfy Pants.

For more information, you can visit the event’s Facebook page here.