A Hanukkah Present!: twelve tales to give and share (Life in Chelm) - Softcover

Binder, Mark

9780970264237: A Hanukkah Present!: twelve tales to give and share (Life in Chelm)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0970264232 ISBN 13: 9780970264237

Publisher: Light Publications, 2012

What Shlemiel invented the Chanukah Present? Find out in this collection of eleven stories and a novella of Chelm. � Finalist for the National Jewish Book Award for Family Literature! � Winner of Storytelling World Storytelling Magazine Honor The first book in the "Life in Chelm" series of stories by award-winning author Mark Binder. - You think you have it bad? Try telling your wife she makes “The Lethal Latkes!” - Or maybe you want to win your bride with “The Spin of a Dreidle”? As mentioned in The New York Times: "'Lethal Latkes,' by the way, is not a murder mystery. It concerns some awful-tasting latkes (potato pancakes) and what you might call another Hanukkah miracle: love.” School Library Journal: “Listeners of all cultural backgrounds will be entertained by these tales.” AJL Newsletter: “An entertaining CD that, like its title, will make a great Hanukkah present for Jewish children and their families.” A Hanukkah Present is a perfect way to share the Festival of Lights.

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About the Author:

Mark Binder is an author, a storyteller, and a nice guy. He is a graduate of the Trinity Rep Conservatory and Columbia College. A former editor of the Rhode Island Jewish Herald, Mark loves sharing stories with (and leading workshops for) audiences of all ages in theaters, schools, shuls, churches, and at festivals. He is the founder of the American Story Theater, and occasionally teaches a course at the Rhode Island School of Design called “Telling Lies.” Mark lives with his family in Providence, Rhode Island.

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