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Eight Winter Nights

A Family Hanukkah Book
by Laura Krauss Melmed
32p. 978-0-81185-552-5.
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PreS-Gr 1—A family's preparations for and celebration of Hanukkah are described in short, informal verse, from the two-line "Third Night" ("At our window we will show/How warmly our three candles glow) to the bouncy, eight-line poem celebrating a favorite latke go-with ("Applesauce, applesauce on your nose./Applesauce, applesauce on your toes…"). Pencil and pastel cartoon-style illustrations depict a smiling extended family talking, eating, and playing together amid warm glowing colors and the symbols of the holiday. A short description and history of Hanukkah are appended. A pleasant if nonessential addition to the holiday shelf.—Eva Mitnick, Los Angeles Public Library
Short poems describe one family's Hanukkah celebration over the holiday's eight nights. Some of the verses, which are done in different rhyme schemes and are different lengths, are more effective than others. Rosy-hued pencil and pastel double-page spreads display the activities. Brief further explanation of the holiday and traditions are appended.
Reviewed by Eva Mitnick , Oct 01, 2010

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