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Review of Don’t Invite a Bear Inside for Hanukkah
Don’t Invite a Bear Inside for Hanukkah by Karen Rostoker-Gruber; illus. by Carles ArbatPreschool, Primary Apples & Honey/Behrman 32 pp.11/24 9781681156422 $19.95An offstage narrator addresses a child who ignores the titular advice. The ursine guest helps—and “helps”—with preparations; the digital-looking illustrations show that, for example, picking out tiny candles isn’t...
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Review of A Dragon for Hanukkah
A Dragon for Hanukkah by Sarah Mlynowski; illus. by Ariel LandyPreschool, Primary Orchard/Scholastic 40 pp.9/24 9781338897524 $18.99e-book ed. 9781338897555 $18.99The young narrator receives a dragon the first night of Hanukkah, a rainbow the second night…a time-travel machine to visit the Maccabees on the fifth night. It’s all fanciful, but with...
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Review of Winter Light
Winter Light by Aaron Becker; illus. by the authorPreschool Candlewick Studio 16 pp.10/24 9781536236460 $17.99In this beautifully designed board book in the vein of Becker’s You Are Light (rev. 9/19) and others, the die-cuts are just part of the attraction. Brief, lyrical text encourages stillness and assures readers and listeners,...
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Review of Gingerbread Dreidels
Gingerbread Dreidels by Jane Breskin Zalben; illus. by Thai PhuongPreschool, Primary Charlesbridge 32 pp.8/24 9781623543655 $17.99e-book ed. 9781632893420 $9.99Just in time for Christmas 2024’s coinciding with the first night of Chanukah, here’s a story of an interfaith family enjoying both holidays. After some confused apprehension on the part of young...
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Review of Hanukkah Hippity-Hop
Hanukkah Hippity-Hop by Barbara Kimmel; illus. by Ana Zurita Preschool Kar-Ben 12 pp. 10/24 9798765604564 $9.99 “MARCH like a Maccabee—stomping your feet! / SHAKE like the jelly in a doughnut treat.” This board book dances through the details of Hanukkah, urging young listeners to spin like a dreidel and jump...
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Review of Charley and Seymour’s Hanukkah Miracle
Charley and Seymour’s Hanukkah Miracle by Melody Howard Ritt; illus. by Nia Gould Preschool, Primary Kar-Ben 32 pp. 10/24 9788765604519 $19.99 It’s Hanukkah, and Charley Chipmunk has pledged to bring the menorah to his celebration with his friend Seymour Squirrel, along with…something that starts with C. Carrots, a cantaloupe, and...
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Review of The Many Problems of Rochel-Leah
The Many Problems of Rochel-Leah by Jane Yolen; illus. by Felishia HenditirtoPrimary Apples & Honey/Behrman 32 pp.9/24 9781681156392 $19.95“The first problem Rochel-Leah had was that she was a girl.” This picture book relates a “true(ish) story” set in a shtetl in Russia in the 1830s and inspired by a cousin...
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Review of A Face Is a Poem
A Face Is a Poem by Julie Morstad; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Tundra 48 pp.9/24 9780735267565 $18.99e-book ed. 9780735267572 $10.99“A face is a poem / with all the parts put together, / adding up to someone / you love.” An observant, imaginative speaker offers musings about faces, from the...
Joyful Song
Susan Gal’s illustrations in Joyful Song: A Naming Story, written by Lesléa Newman, are full of vibrant colors — as well they should be. The book is a celebration of a new baby’s arrival, and of welcoming her into a family and a community — both of which are portrayed...
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