In this round up of children’s Hanukkah books, there’s a book for each night of the holiday.
“Eight Winter Nights: A Family Hanukkah Book”
(2010)
By Laura Krauss Melmed, illustrated by Elisabeth Schlossberg
Chronicle Books, 32 pages, $16.99
Ages 4-8
Complete with a child-friendly glossary, this family-themed Hanukkah book teaches children the traditions and observances of the holiday through rhymed storytelling.
“Light the Candles: A Hanukkah Lift-the-Flap Book”
(2000)
By Joan Holub, illustrated by Lynne Avril Cravath
Puffin, 16 pages, $6.99
Ages 4-8
As children interact with the book’s many colorful paper flaps to see all the ways to celebrate Hanuakkah, the turn of each page adds a candle to the book’s illustrated menorah.
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“Hanukkah Moon”
(2007)
By Deborah Da Costa, illustrated by Gosia Mosz
Kar-Ben Publishing, 32 pages, $17.95
Ages 4-8
In this multicultural Hanukkah tale, Aunt Luisa moves to the United State from Mexico and teaches her niece, Isobel, about pinatas shaped like dreidels and the Hanukkah moon’s special magic.
“Mrs. Greenberg’s Messy Hanukkah”
(2004)
By Linda Glaser, illustrated by Nancy Cote
Albert Whitman & Company, 32 pages, $6.95
Ages 4-8
In this fun read, young readers learn all that goes into making potato latkes for Hanukkah. When little Rachel’s parents tell her she must wait for latkes until several days into Hanukkah when relatives come to visit, the young girl convinces her neighbor, Mrs. Greenberg, to cook with her. Rachel spills the eggs and the grated potatoes, turning Mrs. Greenberg’s kitchen into a giant mess.
“Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins”
(1994)
By Eric A. Kimmel, illustrated Trina Schart Hyman
Holiday House, 30 pages, $6.95
Ages 4-8
In this Caldecott-honored book, Hershel of Ostropol outsmarts michevious goblins trying to ruin Hanukkah. Using a dreidel and his own jolly cleverness, Hershel breaks the goblins’ spell and saves the holiday for everyone.
“Hoppy Hanukkah!”
(2009)
By Linda Glaser, illustrated by Daniel Howarth
Albert Whitman & Company, 24 pages, $15.99
Ages 4-8
In this simple, heartwarming story, little bunnies Violet and Simon are excitedly impatient as they prepare for a Hanukkah celebration with their family, complete with candles, latkes and the game of dreidel.
“Runaway Dreidel!
(2007)
By Leslea Newman, illustrated by Kyrsten Brooker
Square Fish, 32 pages, $6.99Ages 4-8
With the familiar sing-song style of “The Night Before Christmas,” in this book a runaway dreidel spins through the town before it finds its place in the evening starry sky.
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“Biscuit’s Hanukkah”
(2005)
By Alyssa Satin Capucilli, illustrated by Pat Schories and Mary O’keefe Young
HarperFestival, 16 pages, $4.99
Ages 4-8
Biscuit, the familiar yellow puppy, helps his human friend prepare homemade Hanukkah gifts for her friends in this story about friendship and celebration.