Chicago Public Library-Blog: Chag Sameach!: Lighthearted Hanukkah Reads For School-Aged Kids

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20 October, 2021

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Press release from the Chicago Public Library-blog: Mia October 20, 2021 Happy holiday--or in Hebrew, chag sameach! Hanukkah is not far away, and neither is the laughter, joy and warmth that comes with it. But who says you can't start having fun early? Here's a list of some of my favorite lighthearted Hanukkah books to start your Festival of Lights on an upbeat note! In How I Saved Hanukkah, Marla is the only Jewish student in her class, and she can never forget it. On top of that, her classmates' Christmases are always really festive, but at her Hanukkah, she looks at a plastic dreidel with a mom that doesn't know how to play. They both forget to light the menorah, too. This year, Marla decides to learn what Hanukkah really is and teach everyone else along the way. Many laugh-out-loud events later, the whole town is part of the party! How I Saved HanukkahHow I Saved Hanukkah Koss, Amy Goldman, 1954-Koss, Amy Goldman, 1954- Book, 1998Available View detailsView details for How I Saved Hanukkah, Book, Available Do you already celebrate Hanukkah but want a refresher on what you do and what it's about? Do you not know much about Hanukkah and want to learn more? Either way, you'll enjoy Light the Menorah! It's a lovely, light guidebook on all the Hanukkah hallmarks, from candles to dreidels to delicious food. Light the Menorah!Light the Menorah! a Hanukkah HandbookJules, Jacqueline, 1956-Jules, Jacqueline, 1956- Paperback, 2018Available View detailsView details for Light the Menorah!, Paperback, Available Hanukkah, Shmanukkah! is a wonderfully written and very funny rewriting of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Now, instead of Christmas, Hanukkah is the subject a grumpy and greedy man--Scroogemacher--needs a lesson about. The Three Rabbis of Past, Present and Future come to give that to him, and everybody in the tale learns something! Hanukkah, Shmanukkah!Hanukkah, Shmanukkah! Codell, Esmé Raji, 1968-Codell, Esmé Raji, 1968- Book, 2005Available View detailsView details for Hanukkah, Shmanukkah!, Book, Available Do you want to hear some fun tales about not just Hanukkah, but all kinds of Jewish holidays? Legend has it that when the angels were sprinkling silliness through the world, the bowl of silliness toppled. All of it spilled into one little town in Poland called Chelm. As silly as things always seem to get for the people of Chelm, nothing can stop them from celebrating. Read--and laugh--all about it in Chelm for the Holidays! Chelm for the HolidaysChelm for the Holidays Frankel, Valerie Estelle, 1980-Frankel, Valerie Estelle, 1980- Book, 2019Available View detailsView details for Chelm for the Holidays, Book, Available How will you honor Hanukkah this year? This press release was produced by the Chicago Public Library-blog. The views expressed here are the author's own.