The Rugrats' Book of Chanukah (Rugrats (Simon & Schuster Paperback)) [Paperback]

Sarah Willson (Author), Barry Goldberg (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1997 | Series: Rugrats (Simon & Schuster Paperback)

Based on the Rugrats' Chanukah™ Special

It's Chanukah, that special time of year, and Chuckie, Angelica, and Tommy are ready to see Grandpa Boris in the annual pageant. But there's more action going on backstage, with excitement that has even grouchy Schlomo getting into the spirit of things. And soon everybody, even the youngest, is ready to light the menorah and usher in the holiday. Includes a separate telling of the story of Chanukah.

Product Details

• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Simon Spotlight/Nickelodeon (October 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0590128361
• ISBN-13: 978-0590128360
• ASIN: 0689816766
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 10 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,702,735 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars The Rugrats' Book of Chanukah (Rugrats (Simon & Schuster Paperback)), March 4, 2009

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Anna M. Ligtenberg "AnnaLovesBooks" (Chicago) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Rugrats' Book of Chanukah (Rugrats (Simon & Schuster Paperback)) (Paperback)

ISBN 0590128361 - Every now and then, stuck in the middle of the kids' Christmas books, there's a Chanukah book. And every time I come across one, I'm pretty excited because - obviously - Christmas gets tons of attention, but other holidays tend to be overlooked. Add Rugrats into the mix, and I'm ready to be wow-ed! This one, not so much wowing.

The kids' parents are taking them to a Chanukah fair at the synagogue, where Grandpa Boris will act in a play about the meaning of Chanukah. Of course, the kids think it's about the MEANY of Chanukah and immediately begin to plan how they will save Grandpa Boris. In the meantime, Angelica is only worried about missing the Cynthia Christmas Show and Stu is working on a giant menorah. During the play, Tommy and the gang find their rescue of Grandpa Boris thwarted more than once, but things somehow still turn out right.

The storytelling is a just little less than flowing, which most adult Rugrats viewers will notice more than the kids will. For example, the havoc the kids bring to the scene, when they rush the stage, is skipped. The story also fails to ever TELL the story of the meaning of Chanukah, although it's included on the last page - where a lot of people will just miss it.

For what isn't here, more than for what is, I detract one star. One really nice thing, for those who aren't Jewish, but want to teach their children about the holiday, is that Christmas is woven in a bit, which will help children relate the two holidays to one another on the calendar. The illustrations by Barry Goldberg are pretty standard for the TV series, a very good thing. For a field that's fairly wide open, with few excellent mainstream kids' book about Chanukah, this one is good - it's just not as good as I'd hoped.

- AnnaLovesBooks