Hanukkah for
Kids
From A Hanukkah Treasury to the hilarious, award-winning Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins, these wonderful books will have you hankering for potato latkes and dreaming of the Festival of Lights.
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The
Hanukkah Ghosts by Malka Penn |
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Holiday House School & Library Binding - 76 pages (October 1995) |
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| Midwest Book Review Susan spends a week at a remote house in England and encounters a series of strange individuals and figures which lead her to believe ghosts of the past are connected to the Hanukkah candles she and her aunt have been lighting. Her efforts to uncover the reasons behind their appearance result in a... Read more
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Celebrating
Hanukkah by Diane Hoyt-Goldsmith, Lawrence Migdale (Illustrator) |
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Holiday House School & Library Binding - 31 pages (September 1996) |
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, September 1, 1996 Gr. 3^-6. Hoyt-Goldsmith and photographer Migdale continue their multicultural holiday series with this well-thought-out photo-essay about Hanukkah as it is celebrated in America. The photographs of 11-year-old Leora and her family are warm and inviting, with Migdale catching celebrations at home,... Read more
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Elijah's
Angel : A Story for Chanukah and Christmas by Michael J. Rosen, Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson (Illustrator) |
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Harcourt Brace School & Library Binding 1 Ed edition (October 1992) |
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| Amazon.com A child's vision of religious tolerance is exquisitely played out in this story about an elderly Christian barber and a Jewish child who befriends him. As a hobby, the African American barber makes elaborate woodcarvings--many of which refer to events or characters in the Bible. Michael, a... Read more
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Hershel
and the Hanukkah Goblins by Eric A. Kimmel, Trina Schart Hyman (Illustrator) |
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Holiday House School & Library Binding - 32 pages (September 1989) |
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| Amazon.com What are the poor villagers to do? The holiday-hating, hill-dwelling hobgoblins are bound and determined to ruin yet another Hanukkah for them. Every year the beasties snuff out the menorah candles, destroy the dreidels, and pitch the potato latkes on the floor. But these wicked wet blankets never... Read more
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A
Hanukkah Treasury by Eric A. Kimmel(Editor), Emily Lisker (Illustrator) |
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Henry Holt & Company, Inc. Hardcover - 112 pages 1 Ed edition (October 1998) |
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| Amazon.com Hooray for Hanukkah--the festival of lights! This beautiful, color-drenched compendium offers a lovely, lively tribute to the Jewish holiday, as well as the history and tradition behind the celebration. Eric A. Kimmel, author of the Caldecott Honor-winning Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins, has... Read more
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The
Trees of the Dancing Goats by Patricia Polacco |
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Simon & Schuster (Juv) School & Library Binding - 1 pages (October 1996) |
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| Amazon.com Polacco has a warm, colorful illustrative style that has enriched her numerous other works such as Babushka Baba Yaga and I Can Hear the Sun. Here she applies it to what at first seems the simple story of a Jewish girl, Trisha, and her Christian neighbors, whose bout with scarlet fever at Christmas... Read more
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Elijah's
Tears : Stories for the Jewish Holidays (Redfeather Books.) by Sydelle Pearl, Rossitza Skortcheva Penney (Illustrator) |
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Henry Holt & Company, Inc. Hardcover (October 1996) |
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| Amazon.com In a lively, storytelling style, Elijah's Tears offers a dramatic human context to the many Jewish holidays that are celebrated throughout the year. Five stories illuminate the many faces and mysteries of Elijah, the Jewish prophet who is known for appearing in disguise and testing the character of... Read more
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Great Miracle Happened There : A Chanukah Story by Karla Kuskin, Robert Andrew Parker (Illustrator) |
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HarperTrophy Paperback - 32 pages (October 1995) |
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| From Booklist
, September 15, 1993 Ages 4-8. Kuskin's retelling of the Hanukkah story for the 1990s is less about the glorious battles of the Maccabees than it is about the enduring meaning of the celebration. The focus is on the role of women: the Jewish boy's mother not only cooks the latkes, but also lights the menorah with him,... Read more
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When
Zaydeh Danced on Eldridge Street by Elsa Okon Rael, et al |
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Simon & Schuster (Juv) School & Library Binding - 40 pages (September 1997) |
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| Amazon.com Zeesie has a problem--she doesn't want to visit her grandparents on Eldridge Street. Her teeny-tiny grandmother, Bubbeh Ruchel, is nothing to worry about, but Zaydeh Avrum is another story. Zaydeh ("grandfather" in Yiddish) is stern and stooped-over, and complains that "children bring... Read more
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The
Story of Hanukkah by Norma Simon, Leonid Gore (Illustrator) |
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Harpercollins Juvenile Books Hardcover - 32 pages (November 1997) |
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Book A straightforward, somewhat lackluster text is followed by instructions for playing dreidel, a recipe for potato pancakes, and a quick overview of the Jewish calendar. This newly illustrated picture-book edition features textured, softly colored illustrations that seem to glow like the candles of... Read more
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The
Prince of Egypt (Prince of Egypt) by Jane Yolen, et al |
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Dreamworks Hardcover - 80 pages (November 1998) |
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| Book Description First in the DreamWorks Classics CollectionTM, this big, beautiful storybook is the best way for fans to recapture the magic and grandeur of The Prince of Egypt. Acclaimed author Jane Yolen provides a powerful, finely crafted retelling, that matches the sweep of this groundbreaking film. Each... Read more
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The
Family Treasury of Jewish Holidays by Malka Drucker, Nancy Patz (Illustrator) |
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Little Brown & Co (Juv Trd) Hardcover - 180 pages (September 1994) |
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| Amazon.com The Jewish tradition holds that parents bear the responsibility of teaching children the Torah, the ethical way to live, as well as the history of Judaism. But how can parents teach these crucial lessons in ways that are entertaining, meaningful, and respectful? What happens if they can't remember... Read more
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