Friday, December 11, 2009
8 books for Hanukkah
Poor Moishe the Milkman. His wife is mad at him for giving food to their neighbors, so she banishes him from the bedroom and sends him outside to sleep with the cows. Moishe’s generosity is rewarded, though, when he discovers a magical frying pan that can make latkes out of nothing.
The delicious smell of fresh potato latkes awakens a bear from his long winter nap. He follows his nose to old lady Bubba Brayna’s house where he is mistaken for the rabbi.
I really like this review from Publisher’s Weekly:
“Go ahead and cover this book in red, stamp it with gold foil and label it a Christmas story—Lemony Snicket fans won’t be fooled. The miraculous birth here is of a potato pancake, which, unlike its less loquacious literary cousin the Gingerbread Man, begins screaming the moment it gets cooked.”
A Jewish soldier from Poland tells General George Washington the story of Hanukkah. Surprisingly, this book is based on a true story.
Asher gets lost in a blizzard and is rescued by fairies who take him on a magical journey to Jerusalem.
Folksy illustrations make The Dreidel Song a little bit more interesting.
Posted by Rebecca Hickman at 8:22 AM
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