My First Chanukah
What's This Book About
Describes the traditional celebration of Chanukah, including the lighting of candles on the menorah, the eating of latkes, and the spinning of the dreidl. On board pages.
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Tomie dePaola's illustrations make everything better, and they totally make this simple explanation of Hanukkah and it's traditions!
This book does a great job of simply explaining Chanukah without crowding in too many facts. It also has cute illustrations.. :)
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The Creative Behind the Book
Tomie dePaola is one of the most popular children’s book authors and illustrators of our time and the winner of the 2011 Children’s Literature Legacy Award for “significant and lasting contribution to children’s literature,” among other lifetime achievement awards. A Newbery Honor winner, he has written and illustrated a number of books, including Caldecott Honor book Strega Nona and its companions, as well as Oliver Button Is a Sissy; The Legend of Old Befana; The Clown of God; Michael Bird-Boy; Andy, That’s My Name; and Quiet. A native of Connecticut, Mr. dePaola studied at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, and now lives in New London, New Hampshire.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780448448596
- Publication Date
- September 11, 2008
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Original Publication Date
- January 1, 1989
- Page Count
- 12
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 3 - 5 years
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 216938832
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