Sadie's Almost Marvelous Menorah (Hanukkah) - Hardcover

Korngold, Jamie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0761364935 ISBN 13: 9780761364931

Publisher: Kar-Ben Pub, 2013

Synopsis

A little girl breaks her handmade Hanukkah menorah but learns that, even broken, it can still have a role to play in the holiday celebration.

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PreS-Gr 1-In this third title featuring blond, bespectacled Sadie, it is the Monday before Hanukkah and her teacher, Morah Rachel, has given the children clay to make their own menorahs. The rest of the week, Sadie works on shaping and painting her menorah and learning to recite the Hanukkah blessings over the candles. Alas, when Friday comes she is so excited to show her mother her pink menorah with blue squiggles that she trips and drops it, causing it to shatter except for the part meant to hold the shammash, the helper candle used to light all the others. Her wise mother decides that they will call it "Sadie's Super Shammash," with the special job of lighting the shammash on all of the other family menorahs. This simple, elegant solution to Sadie's distress is characteristic of the warm, loving tone set throughout the book, enhanced by appealing spreads depicting a sunny classroom full of eager children, many wearing yarmulkes (as is Morah Rachel). Textured backdrops and surfaces combined with a light earthy palette give the whole an airy, affable feel, perfect for this holiday that celebrates a positive outcome over adversity.-Teri Markson, Los Angeles Public Libraryα(c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Sadie loves her Jewish school, and she and her classmates are excited when it’s time for Hanukkah—especially when they learn they’ll be making a menorah for the holiday. However, all of Sadie’s hard work is smashed to bits when she drops the menorah. Mom says that perhaps they can glue it together, but the pieces are too small. Then, an idea! The shammash holder, which holds the candle used to light the others, is still intact. So with a candle brightly shining from it, it’s used to light candles on the family’s several other menorahs come the first night of Hanukkah. The story is told in a sprightly manner, and the watercolor-and-ink artwork is delightful, really capturing the kids, their activities, and finally, the family happiness that results when a problem is well solved. Preschool-Grade 1. --Ilene Cooper

Edition details

• Publisher: Kar-Ben Pub
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0761364935
• ISBN 13: 9780761364931
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Fortenberry Julie
• Number of pages: 24