One crescent moon glows in the sky. Two headlights shine through the window. . . . On each magical night of Chanukah, a young boy and his sister count more lights shining all around them! Join them as they discover what it means to celebrate Chanukah in a world filled with so many other lights. And look carefully at each of Melissa Iwai's delightfully playful illustrations, in which an ever-growing number of cats and cleverly hidden objects serve as reminders of each day's joyous Chanukah celebration! This gentle and fun-filled exploration of the meaning of Chanukah reminds families everywhere that the warmth of the holiday extends far beyond the menorah.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Trying to find a good Chanukah story:
Ok. But if you are looking for an overview of Chanukah to share with your kids, this is not it.
Lovely text, beautiful illustrations:
We own just about every Chanukah book there is, and this is one of my favorites. The illustrations are warm and lovely, the text is neither juvenile (please no more rhyming books!) nor dull (retelling of the Maccabee story, anyone?), and the concept - connecting the "festival of lights" to all the many lights that brighten the holiday season (cars' headlights, houselights, Christmas lights) - is clever, meaningful and inclusive. A winner.
Very Nice Chanukah Book!:
I chose this book for my classroom rather than other Chanukah books because it covers all nine days in a nice clear way. It is a gentle nice story that many children will enjoy and many kids will better understand how Chanukah is celebrated by Jewish people in the United States.
a candle-bright story to share!:
Thank goodness, this book is NOT another retelling of the Chanukah story. Instead, the author uses the menorah's lights as a metaphor. The young speaker finds lights in his own world--lamp lights, car lights, star lights--to match the number of candles in the menorah. And the illustrator has painted just the same number of cats, too, so that the pages are utterly engaging. The PW reviewer clearly doesn't realize that preschool- and young readers want something more than a factual narrative. This beautiful... more info
