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Hanukkah (Chanukah)

Hanukkah (Chanukah) is observed for eight nights and days every year. Normally it occurs sometime between November and December, although the exact dates change every year.

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  • On the first night of Hanukkah, Old Bear wanders into Bubba Brayna's house and receives a delicious helping of potato latkes when she mistakes him for the rabbi. Includes a recipe for latkes.
    Book, 2013New York : Holiday House, 2013. — JP KIM
  • In this rhyming tale in the style of "The Night before Christmas," a family's preparations for Chanukah are disrupted by a wildly spinning dreidel.
    Book, 2002New York : Henry Holt, 2002. — JP JEWISH NEWMAN
  • When a blizzard leaves a family housebound one Hanukkah, they share what little food they have with some starving animals who later return the favor.
    Book, 2022Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2022] — JP HANUKKAH MANUSHKIN
  • The most beautiful dreidel a shopkeeper has ever seen will not spin for the two children who insist they must own it, but perhaps it would spin for a child with the true spirit of Hanukkah in his heart.
    Book, 2014Bloomington, Indiana : Wisdom Tales, 2014. — JP STORIES
  • "In this title, emergent readers are introduced to the celebrations, traditions, and symbols behind the Hanukkah holiday. Carefully crafted text with high-frequency words, repetitive sentence patterns, and strong visual references support emergent…
    Book, 2022Minneapolis : Jump!, Inc., [2022] — SPANISH J394.267 Z655j
  • "From snow on the ground to making applesauce and latkes to lighting the menorah, this story shows the seasonal and traditional ways we know Hanukkah is on its way"-
    Book, 2015Chicago, Illinois : Albert Whitman & Company, 2015. — JP BAR
  • A family of mice celebrates the eight days of Hannukah with friends in this illustrated version of the holiday song.
    Book, 2004New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, c2004. — JP-ROTH (HANUKKAH)
  • "I am going to eat you up! With jars full of sour cream and applesauce in her basket, Little Red Ruthie is on her way to Bubbe Basha's house to make latkes for Hanukkah! But along the path she meets a scary wolf who wants to eat her. Can Ruthie use…
    Book, 2017Chicago, Illinois : Albert Whitman & Company, [2017] — JP STORIES
  • "It's Hanukkah, and Max and Rachel are excited to light the menorah in their family's new apartment. But, unfortunately, their Hanukkah box is missing. So now they have no menorah, candles, dreidels, or, well, anything! Luckily, their neighbors are…
    Book, 2020New York : Sterling Children's Books, [2020] — JP STORIES
  • A Different Light

    the Hanukkah Book of Celebration : a How-to Guide to a Creative Candle Lighting Ceremony : Blessings, Songs, Stories, Readings, Games and Cartoons ...

    A how-to guide for a creative celebration of candle lighting, blessings, songs, stories, and readings for adults, teenagers, and children features "The Maccabees' Megillah," which retells the dramatic conflict of the Hanukkah story.
    Book, 2000New York : Devora Publishing ; Jerusalem : The Shalom Hartman Institute, 2000.
  • "When Faigel can't find her latke recipe, her husband asks the rabbi, whose advice leads them to make way too many latkes, in this Hanukkah story about the foolish people of Chelm."--Provided by publisher.
    Book, 2017Minneapolis : Kar-Ben Publishing, [2017] — JP STORIES
  • "It's Hanukkah! Let's light the candles. Time for latkes! Donuts, too. Spin the dreidel. So happy we're all together!"
    Book, 2019New York, NY : Workman Publishing Co., [2019] — JP HANUKKAH TRUKHAN
  • On Isaac's street most of the houses are decorated in red and green for Christmas including his friend, Teresa's, while Isaac's house is blue and white for Hanukkah; then someone smashes Isaac's window in the night, and Teresa comes up with a way to…
    Book, 2021Montclair : Levine Querido, 2021. — JP Wind L.
  • When three potato latkes escape Rachel Bloom's frying pan on the first night of Hanukkah, everyone including the cantor, the rabbi, and the mayor joins in the chase.
    Book, 2000Morton Grove, Ill. : Albert Whitman & Co., 2000. — JP KIMME
  • Provides information about the origin and customs of Hanukkah, ideas for celebrating this holiday, and directions for making such crafts as a dreidel mobile, holiday cards, and candle candy holders.
    Book, 2004Berkeley Heights, NJ, USA : Enslow Publishers, c2004. — J394 HANUKKAH
  • While Rebecca Rubin helps her building's ailing superintendent take care of his homing pigeons, she puzzles over what to do with the Christmas centerpiece her teacher insisted she make but which has no place in her Jewish home.
    Book, 2009Middleton, WI : American Girl Pub., c2009. — JEF-AMERICAN GIRL
  • Provides a brief introduction to the history and current celebration of Hanukkah. Students will learn about the festival of lights through simple text and engaging photography. Customs, traditions, and history will all be discussed in this book
    Book, 2004New York : Rosen Pub. Group's PowerKids Press & Editorial Buenas Letras, 2004. — SP J296.435 HELLER
  • This alphabet book delves into each letter of the Spanish alphabet to bring to life the many items -- from aceite and bendiciones to kugel and tierra -- that shed light on the miracle of Hanukkah. Observe families lighting the menorah, spinning the…
    Book, 2022[Los Angeles] : Lil' Libros, 2022. — JP-ROMERO (HANUKKAH)
  • In an old Russian village, Sadie and her brothers are poor and hungry until an old woman gives Sadie a frying pan that will make potato pancakes until it hears the magic words that make it stop.
    Book, 1999New York : Clarion Books, 1999. — JP HANUKKAH HOWLAND
  • A young boy counts the candles on the family menorah and the lights he sees in the world around him on each night of Hanukkah. Includes information on the history and significance of the celebration.
    Book, 2001San Diego : Harcourt, 2001. — JP-ROSEN, M /HOLIDAY