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Picture Book · Ages 3–5 · 2018 · Est. 8 min read-aloud
Meet the Latkes
Written by Alan Silberberg
A clueless potato pancake family misinterprets Hanukkah. Can their dog correct the tale?
3.9/5 Goodreads · 348 ratings
36 pages· 929 words· Est. 8 min read-aloud
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Bookroo's summary
Meet the Latke family, a group of potato pancakes hilariously confused about Hanukkah. Grandpa Latke spins a wild tale of Mega Bees battling alien potatoes, but their dog knows the truth. Can he convince the Latkes of the real story before it's too late? Join Lucy Latke and her quirky family in this whimsical adventure where tradition meets chaos, and a dog becomes the unlikely hero. Will the Latkes ever understand the true meaning of Hanukkah, or will their confusion reign supreme?
From the publisher
Imagine James Marshall’s The Stupids celebrating Hanukkah, and you’d get the Latke family!
Lucy Latke’s family is just like yours or mine. Except that they’re potato pancakes. And also, they are completely clueless. After lighting the menorah and gobbling the gelt, Grandpa Latke tells everyone the Hanukkah story, complete with mighty Mega Bees who use a giant dreidel to fight against the evil alien potatoes from Planet Chhh. It’s up to the Latke family dog to set the record straight. (To start with, they were Maccabees, not Mega Bees…) But he’ll have to get the rest of the Latkes to listen to him first!
At a glance
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 36
- Words
- 929
- Reading age
- 3–5
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- AD550L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 2.7
- F&P level
- ~N
- AR points
- 0.5
- AR interest level
- LG
- AR quiz
- 198674
Publication
- Published
- October 16, 2018
- Publisher
- Viking Books For Young Readers
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780451479129
- LCCN
- 2018013442
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