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Product Identifiers

PublisherBehrman House, Incorporated

ISBN-101681155001

ISBN-139781681155005

eBay Product ID (ePID)210755921

Product Key Features

Book TitleHanukkah Cookies with Sprinkles

Number of Pages32 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicCooking & Food, Holidays & Celebrations / Hanukkah, General, Social Themes / Values & Virtues, Religious / Jewish

Publication Year2015

IllustratorEbbeler, Jeffrey, Yes

GenreJuvenile Fiction

AuthorDavid Adler

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Length11 in

Item Width8.8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

LCCN2014-026408

ReviewsAlittle girl watches a poor man take a bruised apple from the market's discardpile and finds a way to help him. Sara's keen observation from her apartmentwindow makes her wonder if the man is hungry all the time and if he might needa friend. In school, she keeps thinking about him, and at snack time, she savesher cookie to leave by the discard fruit bin the next day. At the oneg Shabbatafter services on Friday, Sara recognizes the man eating challah and drinkinggrape juice. She then creates and leaves a Hanukkah goody bag complete with ahomemade menorah, latkes, and cookies. When the rabbi tells her that his nameis Morris and that he lives alone and helps each Friday with setting up for thereception, Sara then decides to invite him for a Shabbat and Hanukkah dinner.The importance of tzedakah, or giving to those less fortunate, is the overlyingtheme in this gentle story about generosity and caring for others, something tobe mindful of each Shabbat and on Hanukkah. Full-bleed paintings show exaggeratedand elongated cartoon-style figures living in an ethnically diverse urbanneighborhood. Many scenes are viewed from below, offering a child'sperspective, and light and shadows from a sunny window are also some of themany artistic details that give this narrative depth. A sweet and compassionateintroduction to an important Jewish custom. (author's note) (Picture book. 5-8) --Kirkus Reviews Oftentimes, stories about giving tzedakah (charity) are heavy-handed andpedantic, then along comes a jewel of a story that shows how this mitzvahenriches the giver as well as the receiver. The lively acrylic illustrations are filled with whimsy and humor. With varyingperspectives and an appealing layout, Hanukkah Cookies with Sprinkles is a bookthat will give pleasure many times over. A Note for Families about the story ofHanukkah and its customs is included at the back. - -AJL Reviews, Anne Dublin, author of 44 Hours or Strike

Grade FromPreschool

Grade ToSecond Grade

Synopsis"A sweet and compassionate introduction to an important Jewish custom." --Kirkus Reviews Sydney Taylor Notable Book Award. Sara watches from her apartment window as her mom goes towork. One day, she sees an old man pick up a bruised apple from the discardedpile next to Sol's Market. Why would he do that? She wonders if he'shungry, as she eats her own breakfast. She wonders if he's lonely, as sheshares Shabbat dinner with Mom and Grandma. As Hanukkah approaches, a season of light and hope, Saradiscovers that tzedakah can be as bright and colorful as a Hanukkahcookie with sprinkles., "A sweet and compassionate introduction to an important Jewish custom." --Kirkus Reviews Sydney Taylor Notable Book Award. Sara watches from her apartment window as her mom goes to work. One day, she sees an old man pick up a bruised apple from the discarded pile next to Sol's Market. Why would he do that? She wonders if he's hungry, as she eats her own breakfast. She wonders if he's lonely, as she shares Shabbat dinner with Mom and Grandma. As Hanukkah approaches, a season of light and hope, Sara discovers that tzedakah can be as bright and colorful as a Hanukkah cookie with sprinkles.

LC Classification NumberPZ7.A2615Han 2015