Glaser, Linda.
Summary: When Rachel makes latkes with her friend Mrs. Greenberg, the project turns out to be a very messy one.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic. 2008
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE GLA BASKETAldredge, Betsy
Summary: New Yorker Hannah Levin is allergic to horses and tinsel. Unfortunately, she’s surrounded by both when she’s snowed in at her grandmother’s home in a small Texas town. Missing latkes and reliable Wi-Fi, Hannah wanders into an old deli where she meets the only other Jewish teen around: Noah, who happens to be equal parts adorable and full of annoying, over the top festival of lights spirit that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Underlined 2023
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1 available in New YA Materials, Call number: YA FIC ALDKoons, Jon.
Summary: The villagers of Chelm, in the rabbi's absence, send a messenger to a nearby village in order to be reminded how to prepare for the coming Hanukkah.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton Children's Books 2004
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC KOOMarkel, Michelle
Summary: After finding a hamster that has been left behind in his taxi, a lonely immigrant cab driver celebrates Hanukkah with the little creature, while waiting to learn if the owner will return.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Holidays, Call number: JE MARCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE MARSilverman, Erica.
Summary: Rhymed text and illustrations follow a family's activities as they prepare to celebrate Hanukkah.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2011
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE SILHowland, Naomi.
Summary: In an old Russian village, Sadie and her brothers are poor and hungry until an old woman gives Sadie a frying pan that will make potato pancakes until it hears the magic words that make it stop.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 1999
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1 available in Juvenile Holidays, Call number: BOARD HOWKimmel, Eric A.
Summary: "When three Hanukkah latkes fight over which of them tastes the best, the winner is decided by the family cat. Which does he choose?"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kar-Ben Publishing 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KIMWeissman, Elissa Brent
Summary: From their homes in New York and New Zealand, cousins Noah and Nora have a competition to decide who can have the world's best Hanukkah, winter or summer, but as the eight nights of Hanukkah go on, they realize they have more in common than they thought.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE WEIWing, Natasha
Summary: In rhyming text, a family celebrates the eight-day celebration of Hanukkah.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC 2014
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1 available in Seasonal Juvenile Collection, Call number: JE WINKimmel, Eric A.
Summary: On the first night of Hanukkah, Old Bear wanders into Bubba Brayna's house and receives a delicious helping of potato latkes when she mistakes him for the rabbi. Includes a recipe for latkes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE KIMKimmelman, Leslie
Summary: On the last night of Hanukkah, Lady Sadie summons her children, the Eight Knights of Hanukkah, to stop the dastardly dragon that is interrupting party preparations, using kindness and bravery. Includes notes on the traditions of Hanukkah and directions for playing the dreidel game.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Holidays, Call number: JE KIMLevine, Arthur A.
Summary: Introducing Nate Gadol, a new larger-than-life holiday hero who brings Hanukkah wonder and generosity to all those in need. He is a generous spirit whose magic can make things last exactly as long an they're needed. When the Glaser family immigrates to the United States, their first Hanukkah looks like it will be a meager one. And their neighbors are struggling too, with money scarce and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LEVGellman, Ellie.
Summary: A boy makes a Braille Hanukkah dreidel for his father, who is blind. Includes instructions for making different types of dreidels.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kar-Ben Pub. 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GELDiesen, Deborah
Summary: Mr. Fish and his friends celebrate Hanukkah by enjoying eight nights of fun which include delicious meals and lighting the menorah.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Holidays, Call number: BOARD DIEGoldman, Dara
Summary: Boris and Stella are in love but do not have much money, so Stella sells something very important to her in order to buy Boris a Hanukkah gift, and Boris does likewise to buy Stella a Christmas present.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in KBL Holiday Storage, Call number: E GOLSchotter, Roni.
Summary: Describes the meaning and traditions of Hanukkah as five children and their family celebrate the holiday.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Joy Street Books 1989
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1 available in Juvenile Holidays, Call number: JE SCHGreene, Jacqueline Dembar.
Summary: While Rebecca Rubin helps her building's ailing superintendent take care of his homing pigeons, she puzzles over what to do with the Christmas centerpiece her teacher insisted she make but which has no place in her Jewish home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: American Girl Pub. 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC GREPolacco, Patricia.
Summary: During a scarlet fever epidemic one winter in Michigan, a Jewish family helps make Christmas special for their sick neighbors by making their own Hanukkah miracle.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 1996
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC POLCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Holidays, Call number: JE POLKimmel, Eric A.
Summary: Stranded on an iceberg on his way to America, Simon remembers his mother's parting words and lights the first candle on his menorah while praying for a miracle, which soon arrives in the form of a friendly polar bear.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney*Hyperion Books 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KIMCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE KIMNewman, Tracy
Summary: A family prepares for Hanukkah in this simple board book story told in rhyme.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kar-Ben Publishing, Inc., a division of Lerner Publishing Group 2015
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3 available in Board Books, Call number: BOARD NEWZalben, Jane Breskin.
Summary: Papa and the little bears make latkes for Chanukah. Includes the song "O Chanukah" and a recipe for latkes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt 1996
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ZALFischer, Ellen
Summary: "A family rescues a dog from a shelter during Hanukkah, and the pup proceeds to create holiday hijinks as he gets used to his new home"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kar-Ben Publishing 2014
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2 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FISKroll, Steven.
Summary: A family of mice enjoys the doll house and furnishings that Rachel receives as gifts on the eight nights of Hanukkah.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Marshall Cavendish 2008
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1 available in Seasonal Juvenile Collection, Call number: JE KROCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Stacks, Call number: JE KroPinkwater, Daniel Manus
Summary: Beautiful Yetta, the Yiddish chicken, is back in a heartwarming Hannukah story in which she finds a cold and hungry kitten. This multilingual story, which includes both Yiddish and Spanish translations and pronunciation guides, is a clever introduction to the celebration of Hannukah and a welcome read-aloud for any age.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel and Friends 2014