Overview
A warm and yummy Hanukkah-themed picture book about the joys of coming together to celebrate with family and food. It's time to start counting sleeps—Hanukkah is coming! Shimmering, shining, sparkling. Eight sweet nights, a festival of lights. Set in a cozy house full of latkes, applesauce, sufganiyot, and other Hanukkah holiday treats, this warm and emotional story highlights the importance and joy of passing along traditions from one generation to the next, and making new traditions too. Children can also learn about the meaning of their holiday, with informative side notes on each page to give a brief explanation of words found at Hanukkah, such as Maccabees, hanukkiyah, shamash, and gelt. An afterword from the author provides even more historical background to the holiday, making this a book to take from the shelves year after year.
Full Product Details
Author: Charlotte Offsay ,
Menahem Halberstadt
Publisher: Random House USA Inc
Imprint: Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Dimensions:
Width: 22.20cm
, Height: 0.80cm
, Length: 28.60cm
Weight: 0.335kg
ISBN: 9780593808733
ISBN 10: 0593808738
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 29 October 2024
Recommended Age: From 3 to 7 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
"""A cheery energy.""—Publishers Weekly ""The story is sweet and concise, while the notes on each page and in the backmatter provide more detailed information than many other Hanukkah books. . . . An illuminating holiday primer.""—Kirkus"
"""A cheery energy.""—Publishers Weekly"
"★ Best Jewish Holiday Children’s Books of Fall 2024—Association of Jewish Libraries ""The story is sweet and concise, while the notes on each page and in the backmatter provide more detailed information than many other Hanukkah books. . . . An illuminating holiday primer.""—Kirkus ""A cheery energy.""—Publishers Weekly"
Author Information
CHARLOTTE OFFSAY was born in England, grew up in Boston, and now lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two children. Through her work, Charlotte hopes to make children laugh, to inspire curiosity, and to create a magical world her readers can lose themselves in time and time again. She is the author of the picture books A Grandma's Magic; Eight Sweet Nights, A Festival of Lights; Challah Day; and The Big Beach Cleanup. MENAHEM HALBERSTADT is an illustrator, cartoonist, and art director based in Israel. His work includes the illustrations for Eight Sweet Nights, A Festival of Lights and Soosie: The Horse That Saved Shabat, which was a National Jewish Book Award finalist and received a starred review from Kirkus.
