FICTION

The Eighth Menorah

by Lauren L. WOHL
illus. by Laura Hughes. 32p. Albert Whitman. Oct. 2013. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-8075-1892-2. LC 2013005188.
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PreS-Gr 1—When Sam's Hebrew school teacher announces that the students will make menorahs to give to their parents for Hanukkah, Sam is worried. Though his creation, shaped like a hill and decorated with twigs, pebbles, and a special silvery rock, looks fine, he knows that his family already has seven special menorahs and doesn't need another. Luckily, his Grammy provides the solution-and her building receives a new menorah for its community room. A brief mention of the holiday's origins is woven into the text, and directions on how to play dreidel are appended. The cheerful cartoon illustrations complement the easygoing story; the only quibble is that most drawings of Sam's menorah don't show the silvery rock, twigs, or pebbles mentioned in the text.—Eva Mitnick, Los Angeles Public Library
Reviewed by Eva Mitnick , Oct 01, 2013

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