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The Borrowed Hanukkah Latkes

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Our children love this book, especially our 5 year old: its one of his favorite holiday books. It's a sweet story that will keep younger children interested; as much as its about Hanukkah, its mainly about giving. Highly recommended for non-Jewish families who want to expose their children to Hanukkah as well; its about coming together at a holiday and doesn't focus on the weightier aspects of religion.

This book will become one of my Hanukkah favorites. I thought it was really a moving story and believe that my students will love it. I am not Jewish and don't have any Jewish students but teaching and learning about Hanukkah as well as other winter holidays is a great way to build understanding and tolerance. The Hannukkah unit is definitely a favorite.

Who can say 'no' to a child, especially during the holidays? Rachel's persistence brings joy to young and old alike, as she borrows all the ingredients necessary for a happy holiday from and elderly neighbor ... including the use of her house!

Every year I look for Chanukah books for my daughter. This year she is 3 1/2 and is listening to chapter books, so I wanted to get her a Chanukah story that was a bit more involved than the simple board books we have gotten in the past. This is a sweet story with beautiful pictures. I love that it is about Chanukah yet it's not simply telling the story of Chanukah, explaining the candles, etc. Instead, it's a story that just happens to take place around Chanukah time. In a society where Christmas is everywhere, it's refreshing to read a story about a family celebrating Chanukah. We also bought "Mrs. Greenberg's Messy Hanukkah" which is about the same family and is also a terrific book.

My four-year-old enjoyed this sweet story about a young girl including her neighbor into a family celebration.

Okay... maybe I am a bit hormonal today, but I just read this story to my two children and got all teary eyed. What a lovely story about family, sharing, and community. My husband is Jewish, I am Catholic- so I try to include a diversity of holiday books this time of year. This is one of my new favorites:-) And there is a recipe for latkes that we will be trying this afternoon!

We have owned this book and enjoyed it with both of our children for a number of years. I have even brought it to my daughter's school a few times to read to the kids during Hanukkah time. A great story.