Hanukkah! - Softcover

Schotter, Roni

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0316774693 ISBN 13: 9780316774697

Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers, 1993

Synopsis

Describes the meaning and traditions of Hanukkah as five children and their family celebrate the holiday.

About this title

About the Author:

Roni Schotter and Marylin Hafner collaborated on three picture books about Jewish holdays: Hanukkah!, Passover Magic, and Purim Play.

From Publishers Weekly:

This glowing picture book focuses on one family's celebration of Hanukkah. It's the eighth and final night of the holiday and Mama, Papa and Grandma Rose are lighting the menorah, while the children--Nora, Dan, Ruthie, Sam and baby Moe--begin their own preparations for the family celebration. Nora and Dan make latkes, Ruthie makes decorations, Sam makes clay dreidels and tries to teach baby Moe how to say "Hanukkah." The festive family meal is followed by songs, dances and gifts. Finally, as the evening ends and the candles burn low, Moe giggles "Hanuk-kah!" Schotter's somewhat bland text may confuse children with its odd blend of poetry and prose, but Hafner's watercolors of the cozy house filled with the warmth of love and family beautifully evoke this special celebration's pleasures. A one-page "Story of Hanukkah" and a glossary of Hanukkah words are included. Ages 4-8.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0316774693
• ISBN 13: 9780316774697
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Hafner Marylin