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An important story that illuminates how people of different faiths recognized the value and significance of this manuscript, one of the oldest of its kind in the world, and worked together to keep it safe.
Pair with Steve Smallman’s The Lamb Who Came for Dinner. Also, look to Gloria Koster’s Little Red Ruthie: A Hanukkah Tale and Laura Aron Milhander’s Not for All the Hamantaschen in Town for more fun Jewish holiday fairy tale twists.
Readers won’t learn anything about either holiday from this book. Those looking for an authentic and heartwarming depiction of an interfaith and blended family should try Sarah Aronson’s Brand-New Bubbe.
With several other make-your-own menorah stories already crowding the Hanukkah bookshelf, this one may not stand out. See Karen Fisman’s Nonna’s Hanukkah Surprise, Lauren L. Wohl’s The Eighth Menorah, Jamie Korngold’s Sadie’s Almost Marvelous Menorah, and Marissa Moss’s The Ugly Menorah.
Jewish and non-Jewish readers will relate to Ruby’s family outing to the apple orchard. However, with no real conflict or suspense, there’s not much of a story here. An optional purchase.