Chanukah Lights Everywhere
by Michael J. Rosen, illustrated by Melissa Iwai
Interest age: 4 to 5
Published by Voyager Books, 2006
About this book
A family prepares for Chanukah, lighting the candles day by day and receiving family visitors. They have a cosy time together, and on the seventh night they take a walk down their street. Many other houses have menorahs in their windows, and some have Christmas lights up. Dad says that Chanukah is also about the joy of different religions sharing a street.
With some information about Chanukah lights at the end, this is a gentle picture book that celebrates family, tradition and community.
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