The Best Hanukkah Ever - Hardcover

Goldin, Barbara Diamond

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ISBN 10: 0761453555 ISBN 13: 9780761453550

Publisher: Two Lions, 2007

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The Knoodle family is about to celebrate Hanukkah. They discuss what the rabbi has told them: "It is hard to give the perfect gift, one that will be treasured forever." What did the rabbi mean? Thinking they’re to give one another a gift they’d really love to have themselves, they pick names from a hat. Bubby Sadie gives Little Yekl a pickle barrel. Mama Pearl gives Papa Jack a straw hat with yellow daisies—something she has wanted her whole life! And so it goes. No one is happy. . . until the rabbi arrives and with Little Yekl’s help, straightens things out. Then they all celebrate "the best Hanukkah ever!" Avi Katz’s illustrations rendered in digital media bring this endearing story about holiday miscommunication to a proper conclusion.

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From the Author:

"I have long been a lover of stories about the town of fools called Chelm, and the books about the Stupids by Harry Allard," says Barbara. "So it was probably inevitable that odd characters like the Knoodle family would pop into my head and start to do outrageous things that demanded my putting them into a story."

About the Author:

Author Barbara Diamond Goldin has written many distinguished books on Jewish themes, including The World’s Brithday: A Rosh Hashana Story, A Mountain of Blintzes, and The Passover Journey: A Seder Companion. In 1997, she received the Sydney Taylor Body-of-Work Award from the Association of Jewish Libraries. A former preschool teacher, language arts teacher, and writing instructor, she currently works as a librarian and enjoys conducting writing workshops. She lives in western Massachusetts. To learn more about the author, visit: www.barbaradiamondgoldin.com.

Illustrator Avi Katz was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and immigrated to Israel in 1970. Best known as the house artist for the Jerusalem Report Magazine, he has illustrated more than 100 books, including three winners of the Hans Christian Andersen Honor Award and seven winners if Israel’s Ze’ev prize. He has exhibited paintings, cartoons, and illustrations in America, Europe, and Israel. He is a resident of Ramat-Gan, a suburb of Tel-Aviv.

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