Book Review | Hanukkah Haiku
by Harriet Ziefert
Score: 3
Illustrated by Karla Gudeon.
© 2008 Blue Apple Books
This is a unique Hanukkah book for a number of reasons. First, for each night of Hanukkah there is a lovely Haiku which charmingly addresses – as only a Haiku can – a specific Hanukkah custom. You and your students, or family members, will enjoy counting the syllables and discovering if the author got the 5-7-5 rhythm correct in each poem.
Second, each page of the book is cut in such a way as to reveal the candles as they become lit on the menorah each night. Last, but by no means least, with each turn of the page a new, exquisitely drawn piece of artwork reveals itself. Each illustration is brightly colored and richly detailed with an element of the Hanukkah tradition.
A beautiful addition to your Hanukkah library.
Grade Level: K-3
Tags: Hanukkah
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