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Scholastic, Inc. (2001), Edition: First Thus
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Drawing on traditional Jewish folklore, these Hanukkah stories relate the antics of the people of Chelm, thought--perhaps incorrectly--to be a town of fools.
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Sydney Taylor Book Award (Mass Import -- Pending Differentiation)
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LibraryThing member raizel
The author's note at the back explains that some of the stories are from Yiddish folktales, some from other traditions, and some are original.
LibraryThing member AbigailAdams26
Prolific picture-book author and folklorist Eric A. Kimmel teams up with Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator Mordicai Gerstein in this collection of eight Hanukkah tales from the legendary village of Chelm, said, in Eastern European Jewish folklore, to be a settlement of wise fools. Some stories
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are taken from Yiddish folklore about Chelm, some taken from other folk traditions and transplanted to Chelm, and some are original. Here we have: Show Less
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0439329302 / 9780439329309