Synopsis
This picture-book introduction to the celebration of Hanukkah won America's 1991 Jewish Book of the Year award. It aims to capture the warmth and good feeling of this special celebration in a contemporary setting, as five young children and their parents and grandmother spend Hanukkah enjoying its unique traditions: lighting the menorah, making and spinning the dreydel, singing songs and prayers, exchanging gifts, and eating plenty of potato latkes. A section at the end of the book provides information on the historical origins of this celebration and a mini-glossary defines unfamiliar Hanukkah words.
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Revue de presse
"Cheerful and appealing."
--- New York Times Book Review
"An expecially warm and joyful Hanukkah book that captures the spirit of the holiday."
--- Booklist
"This glowing picture book... is filled with the warmth of love and family and beautifully evokes this special celebration's pleasures."
--- Publisher's Weekly
"Joyous... a warm evocation, nicely complemented by Hafner's cheery, realistic illustrations."
--- Kirkus
"The story is warm with candlelight and family delight."
--- School Library Journal
Présentation de l'éditeur
Now available in board book form, this classic follows the life of one family during a night of Hanukkah, from the eating of the latkes to the lighting of the menorah. Full color. 11 spreads.
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