The Extraordinary Dreidel by Devorah Omer
Illustrator: Aviel Basil “On Hanukkah, Uncle Haim the carpenter made Gil and Nurit a wooden dreidel. This was no ordinary dreidel.” It is Hanukkah, and brother and sister Gil and Nurit have just been...
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Hanukkah (Traditions & Celebrations) by Jessica Server
Hanukkah is about celebrating! Often called the Festival of Lights, the eight-day celebration honors a miracle that happened long ago. During Hanukkah, people light the menorah. They sing songs. They gather with family and...
One Night, One Hanukkah Night by Aidel Backman
One night, one light One shining Hanukkah light In the great silver menorah The same menorah that shone in Bubby and Zaidy’s house so long ago now glistens in a modern home. Children sing...
Hanukkah Hamster by Michelle Markel
Illustrator: André Ceolin The holiday season is a busy time, with people bustling about. And it’s a busy time for Edgar, a cabdriver who conveys passengers around the city. All day long Edgar drives...
How It’s Made: Hanukkah Menorah by Allison Ofanansky
How is a menorah made? Why does it have nine branches? What is Hanukkah, anyway? Meet the people who make different menorahs, and find out how an ancient Jewish tradition is celebrated. What are...
Hannah’s Hanukkah Hiccups by Shanna Silva
Illustrator: Bob McMahon It’s Hanukkah, and Hannah Hartman can’t stop Hiccupping! Her neighbors try to help by sharing their sometimes silly, always fun, remedies: “Drink pickle juice backwards,” says Mr. Brown, while Señora River...
Meet the Latkes by Alan Silberberg
Lucy Latke’s family is just like yours or mine. Except that they’re potato pancakes. And also, they are completely clueless. After lighting the menorah and gobbling the gelt, Grandpa Latke tells everyone the Hanukkah...
Light the Menorah! A Hanukkah Handbook by Jacqueline Jules (+Podcast)
In this Hanukkah manual for the contemporary Jewish family, holiday history, rituals, activities, songs, and recipes provide tools for creating meaningful family moments in the light of the menorah. The book includes brief reflections...
The Clever Dreidel’s Chanukah Wishes: Picture Book That Teaches Kids about Gratitude and Compassion by Sarah Mazor
Illustrator: Mary Kusumkali Biswas The Clever Dreidel’s Chanukah Wishes is a beautiful, sentimental, and hopeful book that will resonate with all tender and loving hearts who wish and pray for a better world.The clever...
Chanukah Tales from Oykvetchnik by Scott Hilton Davis
Celebrate the holiday of Chanukah with eight original short stories by Jewish storyteller Scott Hilton Davis. Enjoy a fun-filled journey to Oykvetchnik, the tiny shtetl town in Eastern Europe where people complain a lot...
