Posts Tagged ‘Hanukkah’

Book Review | Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins
by Eric Kimmel

Score: 5

Illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman
©1985  Holiday House
If I was stuck on a desert island during Hanukkah and could only bring one children’s Hanukkah book with me, I would bring this book. Classic, timeless and always enjoyable, great for reading out loud or reading alone, Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins is hands down my favorite, [...]

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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 [...]

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