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Schwartz & Wade (2018), 40 pages
Description
In 1912 New York, Gertie feels left out while Mama and her four older sisters cook Hanukkah dinner, but Papa comes home and asks her help with an important task.
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Sydney Taylor Book Award (Winner — Younger Readers — 2019)
National Jewish Book Award (Finalist — Children's Literature — 2018)
CCBC Choices (2019)
Notable Children's Book (Younger Readers — 2019)
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LibraryThing member melodyreads
Beautifully done! Illustrations are perfect!!
LibraryThing member AbigailAdams26
The All-of-a-Kind-Family prepare for Hanukkah in this new picture-book from author Emily Jenkins and illustrator Paul Zelinsky. As twelve-year-old Ella, ten-year-old Henny, eight-year-old Sarah and six-year-old Charlotte help their mother with various tasks, in order to prepare latkes,
Having greatly loved Sydney Taylor's five All-of-a-Kind-Family novels as a young girl, I was both eagerly excited and somewhat nervous about the publication of All-of-a-Kind Family Hanukkah, which featured the cast of those books in an all new adventure. Fortunately, although I wouldn't describe this one as a new favorite, I found it engaging and heartwarming. I don't know that it really convinced me that this was the All-of-a-Kind Family of my youth, but it was still a pleasant holiday tale, one paired with appealing artwork from Zelinsky. Recommended to those looking for engaging Hanukkah stories for the picture-book set, and to fans of the Taylor books.
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four-year-old Gertie feels left out, and throws a tantrum. Her mother sends her to her room, where she stays until her father comes home, and gives her something truly important to do: help to light the first candle on their menorah...Having greatly loved Sydney Taylor's five All-of-a-Kind-Family novels as a young girl, I was both eagerly excited and somewhat nervous about the publication of All-of-a-Kind Family Hanukkah, which featured the cast of those books in an all new adventure. Fortunately, although I wouldn't describe this one as a new favorite, I found it engaging and heartwarming. I don't know that it really convinced me that this was the All-of-a-Kind Family of my youth, but it was still a pleasant holiday tale, one paired with appealing artwork from Zelinsky. Recommended to those looking for engaging Hanukkah stories for the picture-book set, and to fans of the Taylor books.
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ISBN
039955419X / 9780399554193