I have to admit, my initial response to Mark Binder’s CD A Holiday Present! Christmas, Kwanzaa, Chanukah, Ramadan, Diwali, Solstice, New Year’s (Light Publications) was unenthusiastic. The carefully non-denominational cover illustration and the tagline “Warm, joyful, and fun adventures celebrating giving and family” had me bracing for some seriously touchy-feely PC crap. Includes “We Wish [...]
Oy vey! A Hanukkah booklist
December 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Though Elissa laments the lack of good Hanukkah books published this holiday season, we’ve compiled a list of tried-and-true titles to last at least the next seven nights. Check ‘em out here. And while you’re at it, see what else—like a Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows movie review—is new on the Horn Book website. [...]
Holiday חי Notes
December 1, 2010 By 7 Comments
Every year in the November/December issue, the Horn Book Magazine presents Holiday High Notes, reviews of recommended new holiday books. The list usually consists of a majority of Christmas books, with a few Hanukkah titles and maybe a couple of Kwanzaa books thrown in. This year, though, there are no Hanukkah books on that list [...]
