It's Hanukkah! [Hardcover]

Jeanne Modesitt (Author), Robin Spowart (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1999 | Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up

A large mouse family joyfully celebrates Hanukkah. Includes information on the the history and some of the traditions of this holiday.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Like the rabbits of the husband-and-wife team's Little Bunny's Easter Surprise, a family of mice gathers to celebrate a holiday. Spowart's fuzzy art is even more tender than usual, but the rhyming couplets, meant to demonstrate Hanukkah festivities, are clunky: "We give each other gifts;/ our hearts, how they lift." Endnotes supply an overview of the holiday, blessings for lighting the menorah, a latke recipe and more. Ages 4-8. (Sept.)
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From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 1-A family of mice celebrate Hanukkah through a variety of activities, including lighting the menorah, eating latkes, and dancing the horah. At the end of the evening, the little creatures settle down to sweet dreams. A single rhyming line accompanies each illustration. "We gather round real close,/to the light we give a toast./We listen to a tale;/our imaginations sail!" The drawings done in simple black line and basic colors have an unstudied look, as they show the family engaged in one activity or another. Although neither the pictures nor the text are particularly outstanding (basically, all the mice look alike), together they make a pleasant combination. A one-page history of the holiday, information about lighting the menorah, several Hanukkah blessings, a latke recipe, directions for the dreidel game, and the song "O Hanukkah" are appended. A serviceable addition.-M.M.H.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Holiday House; 1st edition (September 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0823414515
• ISBN-13: 978-0823414512
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,125,044 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great for young and old!, January 2, 2012

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This review is from: It's Hanukkah! (Hardcover)

It is a story [told in rhyme] of a mouse family celebrating Hanukkah that will appeal to the very young. At the end is a very detailed explanation of Hanukkah for older children and adults, plus a recipe for latkes and the directions to play the dreidle game. Excellent resource and the price is right!!