Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel
(Board Book)
By Stephen Carpenter
|
Celebrate the holiday season with this musical board book. Children
can press the button and sing along to "Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel".
Description from Publisher
|
Chanukah Fun
By Stewart Walton
|
Chanukah, or the Festival of Lights, is one of the happiest times
of the year for American Jews. Many children already enjoy
lighting candles and opening gifts, but Chanukah Fun
will encourage families to try a whole new range of activities and
projects guaranteed to enhance any holiday celebration. With
decorative paper, stencils, step-by-step instructions, and
information about the history of the holiday and the Jewish people.
Description from Publisher
Before I even opened this attractive book for young children, I was
impressed because they were using the "ch" spelling for words
dealing with the holiday. (Someone once compiled a list of all the
spellings of Chanukah but the "ch" still wins my vote.)
After an introduction about the holiday, this project book provides
ideas for making chanukiyot (the proper word for the candle
holder), decorations, patterns, templates, stencils, card and gift ideas
and games and puzzles. Children 6 and up and their parents should
find hours of activities in this book to make the holiday more meaningful.
Teachers will also find new, special ideas presented here.
This book will be a distinctive addition to one's collection of activity books.
Description from Jewish World News
|
Hanukkah Puzzle Book
By Ellen Rubin & Janet Zwebner
|
A Hanukkah book in 8 parts for 8 days of fun. Each book focuses on a different aspect of the Hanukkah story.
Includes books on:
Lighting Candles
Finding the Oil
The Battles
The Temple
Holiday Presents
Playing Dreidel
Laws of the King
The Maccabees
|
By the Hanukkah Light
By Sheldon Oberman
|
A grandfather gathers his family around him, first to tell them the story of
Hanukkah and the Maccabees' victory over the Syrians. He also tells
another story of Hanukkah, his own story of persecution and hiding as a
Jew during World War II, unable to celebrate the holiday in the open for
fear of arrest. He tells how he fought the Nazis like the Maccabees fought
their oppressors. When he returns to his hometown and sees the destruction
the war has caused, he experiences his own miraclehe finds his family's
Hanukkiah (or menorah) gleaming up through the ashesa miracle as precious
to him as the miracle of the temple's oil. The man's granddaughter, Rachel,
promises to pass on the stories in just the same way to her own children.
The prose has a poetic quality, and the impressionistic artwork, done largely
in pastel shades of acrylic, serves the story well. The warm palette, the soft
focus of the rounded figures, and the effective use of shading capture the
natural light in some scenes and the illumination of the candles' flames in
others. The colored backgrounds for the double-page spreads have a dappled
look of handmade paper. Endnotes give additional information on both the
history and current traditions of Hanukkah. A solid library selection.
Description from School Library Journal
|
Rainbow Candles :
A Chanukah Counting Book
(Board Book)
By Myra Shostak
|
A small, sturdy board book introduces Chanukah to young children.
"Rainbow Candles, I see One, Chanukah has just begun." A little girl
counts and the number plus the requisite number of lit candles are
show at the top of the page. Also depicted are activities such as
playing with a dreidel and making latkes.
Description from Children's Literature
|
Nine Spoons: A Chanukah Story
By Marci Stillerman
|
As the last night of Chanukah draws to a close, Oma once again
tells her grandchildren the story of the treasured little menorah,
"the Children's Menorah," miraculously created out of self-sacrifice
by the women in a Nazi concentration camp. Softly colored
illustrations depict the joyful contemporary Chanukah celebration,
while muted browns and grays dominate the camp scenes in this
respectful and dramatic narrative.
Description from Horn Book
|
Eight Candles to Light: A Chanukah Story
By Johnny Zucker
|
This charming picture book for younger children describes a typical family's celebration of the Jewish Festival of Light. After Dad reads the kids a story from Jewish history, the family sings and lights the candles. The kids spin their dreidels, and all exchange gifts. At last the family sits at the dinner table, where they eat, drink, talk, and laugh. This delightful picture book depicts a typical Jewish family as they celebrate one of the year's most important holidays. The traditional warmth of the Jewish holidays are reflected in cheerful and attractive little stories that speak not only to Jewish children but to boys and girls of all faiths. On the last two pages of each book, the traditions and meanings of the holiday are summarized for parents to relate to their children. There are attractive color illustrations on every page.
Description from Publisher
|
The Chanukah Blessing
By Peninnah Schram
|
It was the fifth night of Chanukah, a cold and dark winter evening in this
particular village. The only light to be seen came from a makeshift potato
menorah burning brightly in the window of a modest cottage. The family inside
was about to enjoy their humble feast of latke-kugel, a Chanukah favorite,
when a curious stranger knocked on their door. Because of their sharing and
generous nature, the family was blessed with enough treasures to make their
simple celebration last all eight nights - as the oil did in the Jerusalem
Temple long ago.
In the tradition of other Elijah Stories, this charming tale includes
gifts, stories, blessings, mysterious smiles, and the recounting of wishes
granted. Throughout the story, both reader and listener are taught important
lessons of welcoming the stranger (hachanasat orchim), bringing glory
and beauty to every mitzvah (hiddur mitzvah), generousity, and the real
meaning of giving presents on Chanukah. This is a wonderful Chanukah book
that belongs in every Jewish family's library.
Description from Publisher
|
Chanukah Lights Everywhere
By Michael J. Rosen
|
One crescent moon glows in the sky. Two headlights shine through the window... On each magical night of Chanukah, a young boy and his sister count more lights shining all around them! Join them as they discover what it means to celebrate Chanukah in a world filled with so many other lights. And look carefully at each of Melissa Iwai's delightfully playful illustrations, in which an ever-growing number of cats and cleverly hidden objects serve as reminders of each day's joyous Chanukah celebration! This gentle and fun-filled exploration of the meaning of Chanukah reminds families everywhere that the warmth of the holiday extends far beyond the menorah.
Description from Publisher
|
Menorah in the Night Sky
By Jaques J. M. Shore
|
A beautifully illustrated children's book,
Menorah in the Night Sky draws on the miraculous events of Chanukah - the Festival of Lights - and tells the meaningful, yet simple story of two young boys, best friends in a lonely camp during the Holocaust, who discover their own Chanukah miracle. Looking to the stars each night, to provide the spark of light in place of the nightly Menorah candle, the two boys learn the value of hope and the miracle of faith.
A story of friendship and light, full of warmth and hope, richly illustrated and vividly told,
Menorah in the Night Sky brings to life Zev and David, and their hopes and dreams, in a way that all children, and their parents too, will enjoy.
Description from Publisher
|
Learning about Chanukah
(with Stickers)
By Barbara Soloff Levy
|
Youngsters learn about a Jewish holiday called Chanukah with the help of this easy-to-read text and 12 stickers depicting Chanukah-related objects.
Description from Publisher
|
Create Your Own Chanukah Sticker Cards
By Carolyn Ewing
|
Two blank cards—framed by borders of dreidels or stars—along with 15 full-color stickers for creating greeting cards.
Description from Publisher
|
Dreidelcat
By Evelyn Loeb
|
This astoundingly charming - yet strange - keepsake book retells the Hanukah tale
with the cats as the Jews & the dogs as the Greco-Syrians. Brilliantly capturing the
spirit of the tale in both text and illustrations, Dreidelcat is a book I would highly
recommend for children of all ages, at any time of the year. Adults would also like
its off-kilter take on Hanukah as well. Be sure to check out the wonderful drawings
of the cat with its whiskers cut off, the dogs riding their "army of armadillos," and
the infamous cat sacrifice scene in the temple. Brilliantly conceived! Destined to
become a classic!
Description from Amazon.com Customer Review
|