A Great Miracle Happened There: A Chanukah Story - Softcover

Kuskin, Karla

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0064434265 ISBN 13: 9780064434263

Publisher: HarperCollins, 1995

Synopsis

Henry, a Christian boy, spends the first night of Chanukah at the home of his Jewish friend, and the boys hear the story about the Jews' fight for religious liberty against the tyrant Antiochus. Reprint.

About this title

About the Author:

Children's poet extraordinaire Karla Kuskin has written dozens of books for children, including Roar and More, The Philharmonic Gets Dressed, illustrated by Mark Simont, and Dogs and Dragons, Trees and Dreams. She lives in Brooklyn, NY and Arlington, VA.

Isabelle Dervaux made her picturebook debut with Melanie Jane, by Susan Arkin Couture. She lives in San Francisco, CA.

From Kirkus Reviews:

An unusually thoughtful account of the events celebrated during Chanukah, touching gently on the ethics of violence in the struggle against injustice, the nature of miracles, and why we celebrate holidays. Interfaith friendship and sharing are modeled in a framing story in which the young narrator and his mother tell the Chanukah story to the son's Gentile friend, their guest on the first night. ``Your Chanukah candles and our Christmas lights will shine across the street at each other,'' says the visitor. Kuskin's prose (as in Jerusalem, Shining Still, 1987) has a spare dignity well suited for telling of ancient and sacred things. Parker's command of his medium--delicately sketched lines and subtly glowing watercolors--is total; he suggests the tumult of battle, the warmth of a family dinner table, and the timeless radiance of the menorah with equal facility. (Picture book. 5-8) -- Copyright ©1993, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0064434265
• ISBN 13: 9780064434263
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Parker Robert Andrew