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Daddy Christmas and Hanukkah Mama

Selina Alko - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

I am a mix of two traditions. From Daddy Christmas and Hanukkah Mama. How lucky am I? Holiday time at Sadie's house means golden gelt sparkling under the Christmas tree, candy canes hanging on eight menorah branches, voices uniting to sing carols about Macabees and the manger, and latkes...
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ABC Hanukkah Hunt

Tilda Balsley

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Is It Hanukkah Yet? (Celebrate Jewish Holidays)

Chris Barash - Albert Whitman & Company
Format: Hardcover

From snow on the ground to making applesauce and latkes to lighting the menorah, this sweet, lyrical story shows the seasonal and traditional ways we know Hanukkah is on its way.
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Calebs Hanukkah (Cloverleaf Books ™ ― Fall and Winter Holidays)

Lisa Bullard - Millbrook Press ™
Format: Picture Book

Caleb is excited to spin the dreidel! His family is celebrating Hanukkah. For eight days, they light candles on the menorah. They eat latkes and open presents. And of course, they play the dreidel game!
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I Have A Little Dreidel

Maxie Baum - Scholastic
Format: Book

A retelling of the classic Hanukkah song, just in time for the holiday season!I have a little dreidel, I made it out of clay,And when it's dry and ready, then dreidel I shall play!It's time for Hanukkah, and Hanukkah is a time for family. This reasonably priced hardcover picture...
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Kvetch Who Stole Hanukkah, The

Bill Berlin - Pelican Publishing
Format: Hardcover

In the town of Oyville, the children were preparing for Hanukkah. But the kvetch who lived high on the hill said what he said every year: "The latkes smell bad, the dreidels make me dizzy, and to hear children laugh puts me in a tizzy." This year, will Hanukkah represent another...
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Happy Hanukkah, Biscuit!

Alyssa Satin Capucilli

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The Hanukkah Trike

Michelle Edwards - Albert Whitman & Company
Format: Hardcover

Gabi Greenberg loved Hanukkah. She loved to watch the sun go down. She loved to see the sky grow dark. When the stars appeared, she loved to light the menorah. When Gabi receives a new tricycle, she names it "Hanukkah" and vows to ride it everywhere.
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Queen of the Hanukkah Dosas

Pamela Ehrenberg - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

In this sweet and humorous picture book, Queen of the Hanukkah Dosas, a multi-cultural family (Moms Indian; Dads Jewish) celebrate Hanukkah while incorporating traditional Indian food. . Instead of latkes, this family celebrates Hanukkah with tasty Indian dosas. To her brothers chagrin,...
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The Borrowed Hanukkah Latkes

Linda Glaser - Albert Whitman & Co
Format: Hardcover

With more company coming, Rachel borrows some potatoes from the neighbor so her mother can make more latkes, but when kindly Mrs. Greenberg wont join their Hanukkah celebration Rachel must find a way to convince the lonely neighbor to come.
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Hoppy Hanukkah!

Linda Glaser - Albert Whitman & Company
Format: Hardcover

Violet and Simon, two small bunnies, are excited about Hanukkah. Simon is ready to light all the candles and then blow them right out! But Mama and Papa explain how to celebrate Hanukkah by lighting one candle each night at sunset and placing the menorah in the window for all to see....
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Mrs. Greenbergs Messy Hanukkah

Linda Glaser - Albert Whitman & Co
Format: Hardcover

When Rachel makes latkes with her friend and neighbor Mrs. Greenberg, the project turns out to be a very messy one, as Rachel spills the flour, drops an egg, and dribbles the oil, but Mrs. Greenberg thinks its a wonderful mess.
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Way Too Many Latkes: A Hanukkah in Chelm

Linda Glaser - Kar-Ben Publishing
Format: Library Binding

Faigel makes the best Hanukkah latkes in Chelm, but somehow, this year she's forgotten how to make them! She sends her husband, Shmuel, to ask the rabbi for help. And in Chelm, the village of fools - oy vey! - this becomes a recipe for disaster!
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Happy Hanukkah: A Look-and-Find Book

Margery Gold

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The Best Hanukkah Ever

Barbara Diamond Goldin - Two Lions
Format: Hardcover

The Knoodle family is about to celebrate Hanukkah. They discuss what the rabbi has told them: "It is hard to give the perfect gift, one that will be treasured forever." What did the rabbi mean? Thinking theyre to give one another a gift theyd really love to have themselves, they...
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Boris and Stella and the Perfect Gift

Dara Goldman - Sleeping Bear Press
Format: Hardcover

Boris is a musician, playing the songs he learned growing up in Russia. Stella is a baker, baking cakes and pastries like her father used to back in Italy. Boris and Stella live in the city and are best friends. They like movies, hats, and each other. At holiday time, Stella wants to give...
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Latkes, Latkes, Good to Eat

Naomi Howland - Clarion Books
Format: Hardcover

Sadie and her four little brothers are very poor and always hungry. On the first night of Chanukah, Sadie performs a generous act, and in turn receives a frying pan that cooks up sizzling hot, golden latkes on command. Sadie tells her brothers never to use the magic pan, but when she goes...
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Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah!

Olga Ivanov - Two Lions
Format: Hardcover

A family gathers joyfully to celebrate Hanukkah by lighting the menorah, enjoying tasty latkes and other holiday dishes, dancing the hora, and spinning dreidels. Based on a popular Yiddish folksong (music included) , the text and illustrations portray the warmth, beauty, and historical...
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All-of-a-Kind Family Hanukkah

Emily Jenkins - Schwartz & Wade
Format: Hardcover

The beloved characters from Sydney Taylor's All-of-a-Kind Family return in this heartwarming picture book from a critically adored team--perfect for Hanukkah gift-giving!Acclaimed author Emily Jenkins (A Greyhound, a Groundhog) and Caldecott Award-winning artist Paul O. Zelinsky...
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Hanukkah Bear

Eric A. Kimmel - Holiday House
Format: Hardcover

A bear wakes to a wonderful smell that leads him to the house of Bubba Brayna. Bubba Brayna makes the best latkes in the village, but at ninety-seven, she doesn't hear or see well. When the bear arrives at her door, she believes he is her rabbi.Bubba Brayna and the bear light the menorah,...
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Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins: 25th Anniversary Edition

Eric Kimmel - Holiday House
Format: Hardcover

The classic Hanukkah tale, shared by families all around the world-- now available in a beautiful anniversary edition. A Caldecott Honor book.. A gift edition of this title is also available, featuring a slipcase and fold-out poster. (ISBN: 9780823452552) . An original tale featuring a traditional...
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Little Red Ruthie: A Hanukkah Tale

Gloria Koster - Albert Whitman & Company
Format: Hardcover

It was a chilly winter in the northern woods, but Ruthie did not mind. Dressed in her favorite puffy red coat, she was going to spend Hanukkah with her grandmother, who lived on the other side of the forest. Ruthie was bringing sour cream and applesauce to go along with the yummy latkes....
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Hanukkah at Valley Forge

Stephen Krensky - Dutton Juvenile
Format: Hardcover

A soldier tells George Washington the miraculous story of how a ragtag army of Jewish soldiers defeated a much larger force of powerful Greeks, a tale that provides just the kind of inspiration the General needs. ?Quietly beautiful watercolor illustrations draw a visual distinction between...
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The Hanukkah Mice

Steven Kroll - Two Lions
Format: Hardcover

Its the first night of Hanukkah, and the mouse family secretly looks on as Mr. Silman lights the first Hanukkah candle. Then they watch Rachel Silman open a gift from her family, a beautiful dollhouse with a wraparound porch and tiny lace curtains. "Just the right size for us,"...
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Nathan Blows Out the Hanukkah Candles

Tami Lehman-Wilzig - Kar-Ben Publishing ®
Format: Paperback

Jacob loves his autistic brother, Nathan, but when Hanukkah comes, Jacob worries that Nathan might embarrass him in front of his new friend. What if Nathan blows out the Hanukkah candles?!
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This Is the Dreidel

Abby Levine - Albert Whitman & Company
Format: Hardcover

Max and his family celebrate the eight nights of Hanukkah. Max takes the menorah down from the shelf and polishes it. His sister picks out the colorful candles, the blessing is said, and the family exchanges gifts with one another.
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The Missing Letters: A Dreidel Story

Renee Londner - Kar-Ben Publishing
Format: Library Binding

It's almost Hanukkah and the dreidel-maker's shop is busy. But all is not well for the four Hebrew letters that will soon go on the wooden tops. The Heys, the Nuns, and the Shins are jealous of everyone's favorite letter, the Gimel. They decide to hide the Gimels so that the dreidel-maker...
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Light the Lights!: A Story About Celebrating Hanukkah & Christmas

Margaret Moorman

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The Eight Nights of Chanukah

Lesléa Newman

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Runaway Dreidel!

Lesléa Newman - Henry Holt
Format: Print book

A fantastical Chanukah journey"'Twas the first night of Chanukah and on the fifth floor,There was holiday hustling and bustling galore . . .Grandma was slicing up two chocolate babkas,Grandpa was grating potatoes for latkes."On the first night of Chanukah...
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My Two Holidays: A Hanukkah and Christmas Story

Danielle Novack - Cartwheel Books
Format: Paperback

When Sams classmates take turns talking about which holiday they celebrate, Sam becomes very nervous. Some people celebrate Christmas and some people celebrate Hanukkah. But Sam celebrates both! Written by a clinical psychologist, MY TWO HOLIDAYS offers comforting explanations that shine...
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My Two Grandmothers

Effin Older

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The Hanukkah Mice

Ronne Randall

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Hanukkah, oh Hanukkah

Susan L Roth - Puffin Books
Format: Paperback

A family of mice celebrates the eight days of Hannukah with friends in this illustrated version of the holiday song.
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Grover's Eight Nights of Light

Jodie Shepherd - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Paperback

It's Hanukkah on Sesame Street, and Grover invites his friends to a Hanukkah party at his house. Girls and boys ages 2 to 5 will learn the why and how of celebrating Hanukkah along with Elmo, Telly, Abby Cadabby, Cookie Monster, Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, Bert, Ernie, Zoe, and Murray....
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The parakeet named Dreidel

Isaac Bashevis Singer - Farrar Straus Giroux, 2015.
Format: Print book

When young David and Mama and Papa are celebrating Hanukkah one frosty winter evening in Brooklyn, Papa sees a parakeet sitting on the window ledge. He lets the parakeet in and everyone is delighted to find that it speaks Yiddish. They name it Dreidel and it becomes part of their family....
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The Latke Who Couldnt Stop Screaming: A Christmas Story

Lemony Snicket - McSweeneys
Format: Hardcover

Latkes are potato pancakes served at Hanukkah, and Lemony Snicket is an alleged childrens author. For the first time in literary history, these two elements are combined in one book. A particularly irate latke is the star of The Latke Who Couldnt Stop Screaming, but many other holiday icons...
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Its a Miracle!: A Hanukkah Storybook

Stephanie Spinner - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Having become this years official candle lighter for the Hanukkah family celebrations, Owen lights the candle and then listens to his grandmothers tales that give him insight to his family, his heritage, and the traditions that make this holiday important to them all.
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I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Dreidel

Caryn Yacowitz - Arthur A. Levine Books
Format: Hardcover

You've never seen Hanukkah or the "I Know an Old Lady" story like this before . . . through hilarious takes on the world's greatest works of art!A family drives through the snow to visit their beloved bubbe, who spreads out a Chanukah supper for everyone to enjoy. But one dish...
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Hanukkah Haiku

Harriet Ziefert - Blue Apple Books
Format: Hardcover

Heres a cultural crossover that pays off: a traditionally Japanese poetic form used to celebrate the eight nights of Hanukkah. Theres one haiku for each night, and stepped pages add one candle to the menorah every time the page is turned. The simple poetry is set off perfectly by Karla...
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Biscuit's Hanukkah

Alyssa Satin Capucilli - HarperFestival
Format: Board book

Come along wit Biscuit as he makes a beautiful menorah to celebrate Hanukkah. It's a great time for stories, songs, food and friends! Ages 2 - 6
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My First Chanukah

Tomie dePaola

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Hanukkah Is Coming!

Tracy Newman - Kar-Ben Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Readers join a cute family and their dog as they light the menorah, eat latkes, unwrap gifts, sing songs, play dreidel, eat chocolate Hanukkah gelt and march like Maccabees during the eight nights of Hanukkah in this cute 12-page board book. Includes '3D-feeling' art by Viviana...
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Hanukkah Delight!

Leslea Newman - Kar-Ben Publishing ®
Format: Board book

Whimsical bunnies celebrate Hanukkah in this charming rhyming board book describing all the Hanukkah rituals beloved by Jewish kids.
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Grovers Hanukkah Party

Joni Kibort Sussman - Kar-Ben Publishing ®
Format: Board book

At Hanukkah, 8 is especially great! Use this fun board book to count party guests, candles, latkes, and more!
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Kindergarten Kids "Hooray for the Holidays!"

Catherine hapka

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Cooking and Crafts

Hanukkah Crafts (Fun Holiday Crafts Kids Can Do)

Karen E. Bledsoe - Enslow Pub Inc
Format: January 1

Provides information about the origin and customs of Hanukkah, ideas for celebrating this holiday, and directions for making such crafts as a dreidel mobile, holiday cards, and candle candy holders.
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Christmas and Hanukkah Origami

Ruth Owen - Powerkids Pr
Format: Paperback

Readers can celebrate the holidays by making crafts the whole family will enjoy. This informative book shows readers how to use the traditional Japanese art of folding paper to make fun Christmas and Hanukkah decorations. Step-by-step instructions assure that readers at all levels will...
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Hanukkah Sweets and Treats (Holiday Cooking for Kids!)

Ronne Randall - Windmill Books
Format: Library Binding

Families will enjoy celebrating the Festival of Lights with the delicious treats they learn to make in this volume. Readers will be introduced to the Traditional Hanukkah favorites, as well as some exciting new ideas, as they begin making treats. The recipes are presented with fun, easy-to-follow...
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Creating Winter Crafts (How-to Library)

Dana Meachen Rau - Cherry Lake Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Whether youre looking for something to do on a rainy day or making a personalized gift for a friend, crafts are a great way to pass the time. They also provide an opportunity to learn how to draw meaning from technical texts. The activities in this book push readers to read for comprehension,...
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Sammy Spider's First Taste of Hanukkah: A Cookbook

Sylvia A. Rouss - Kar-Ben Publishing
Format: Hardcover

This 15th book in Kar-Ben's popular Sammy Spider series finds Sammy and his human friend Josh presenting a delightful cookbook of Hanukkah recipes and crafts. With four chapters of Hanukkah recipes for snacks, meals, treats, and crafts, this book will be a nice addition to the Sammy...
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Nonfiction

The Story of Hanukkah

David A. Adler - Holiday House
Format: Hardcover

No celebration of Hanukkah would be complete without recountng the events of more than two thousand years ago that the holiday commemorates. In a simple yet dramatic text and vibrant paintings, the story of the courageous Maccabees and the miracle that took place in the Temple in Jerusalem...
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Hanukkah (Celebrations in My World (Library))

Molly Aloian - Crabtree Publishing Company
Format: Library Binding

Learn about the holiday of Hanukkah including its history, meaning, and how it is celebrated.
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Holidays around the World: Celebrate Hanukkah: With Light, Latkes, and Dreidels

Deborah Heiligman - National Geographic Children's Books
Format: Library Binding

In Celebrate Hanukkah Deborah Heiligman welcomes readers to a holiday celebrated by Jewish communities around the world. The vivid photography of National Geographic illustrates the joyous celebrations of Jewish people around the world—including Ghana, Uganda, India, Israel, Peru,...
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Light the Menorah!: A Hanukkah Handbook

Jacqueline Jules - Kar-Ben Pub
Format: Hardcover

In this Hanukkah manual for the contemporary Jewish family, holiday history, rituals, activities, songs, and recipes provide tools for creating meaningful family moments in the light of the menorah. The book includes brief reflections to read aloud before reciting the candle-lighting blessings...
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Its Hanukkah Time!

Latifa Berry Kropf - Kar-Ben Publishing ®
Format: Hardcover

This photo essay shows preschoolers celebrating with their grandparents at a Hanukkah party. Vibrant full-color photos show students lighting the menorah, playing dreidel and telling the story of Judah Maccabee. This book is ideal for helping educators initiate Hanukkah celebrations in their...
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Hanukkah Around the World

Tami Lehman-Wilzig - Kar-Ben Publishing ®
Format: Hardcover

Take a trip to Italy, Uzbekistan, Tunisia, and beyond to see how Hanukkah is celebrated around the world. Join the torch relay in Modiin, Israel; the Ladino concert in Istanbul, Turkey; and the candle lighting on the beach in Sydney, Australia. Try the delicious and unusual recipes for fried...
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