The eight-day Festival of Lights, Hanukkah has started (December 18th-26th). Read these books to get in the festive mood and have a wonderful holiday as you light candles, spin dreidels, open gifts, cook latkes, and gather with friends and family.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s 8 Nights of Chanukah by Eric Carle
A board book for our littlest readers.
Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins written by Eric A. Kimmel and illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman
Also available in DVD format.
Yitzi and the Giant Menorah by Richard Ungar
This title is available to request from libraries outside of Worcester.
The Parakeet Named Dreidel written by Isaac Bashevis Singer and illustrated by Suzanne Raphael Berkson
This title is available to request from libraries outside of Worcester.
Little Red Ruthie: A Hanukkah Tale by Gloria Koster and Sue Eastland
Queen of the Hanukkah Dosas written by Pamela Ehrenberg and illustrated by Anjan Sarkar
Chanukah Lights Everywhere written by Michael Rosen and illustrated by Melissa Iwai
Hanukkah Haiku written by Harriet Ziefert and illustrated by Karla Gudeon
This title is available to request from libraries outside of Worcester.
-Rebecca
