One candle

by Eve Bunting

Other authorsWendy Popp (Illustrator)
Ebook, 2002

Contents

https://archive.org/details/onecandle0000bunt

From the dust jacket:

"Why do you think Grandma wants to do this every year?"
I don't know for sure. But I think it has to do with being strong in the bad time and remembering it in the good time.


For one family the traditional Hanukkah celebration has a deeper meaning. Amidst the food and the festivities, Grandma and Great-Aunt Rose begin their story—the one they tell each year. They pass on to each generation a tale of perseverance during the darkest hours of the Holocaust, and the strength it took to continue to honor Hanukkah in the only way they could.

Best-selling author Eve Bunting's touching and joyous story about the importance of remembrance is exquisitely rendered by K. Wendy Popp's remarkable pastels. One Candle reaffirms the values of tradition and family, but also shows us that by continuing to honor the tragedies and the triumphs of the past there will always be hope for the future.

Description

Every year a family celebrates Hanukkah by retelling the story of how Grandma and her sister managed to mark the day while in a German concentration camp.

Awards

Sydney Taylor Book Award (Winner — 2002)
Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Nominee — Picture Books — 2004)
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