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You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?!

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Mrs.N

You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?! by Jonah Winter The title of this book is a challenge which kids will find hard to resist.  Despite parents, teachers and librarians begging kids not to judge a book by the cover, this … Continue reading →

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Quick Pick Picture Book – Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Mrs. N

When Hershel arrives in a village he learns that they are unable to celebrate Hanukkah because of some antisemitic goblins.  To rid the town of this scourge, Hershel will need to light the candles each night and on the eighth … Continue reading →

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Quick Pick Picture Book – The Borrowed Hanukkah Latkes

Posted on December 5, 2010 by Mrs. N

After two reviews of books that had the potential to offend, here’s a completely user-friendly Hanukkah story.  The only shortcoming is that Linda Glaser’s The Borrowed Hanukkah Latkes errs on the side of too bland.  The kindness/neighborly love theme could … Continue reading →

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Candelight for Rebecca

Posted on December 5, 2010 by Mrs. N

Well, they can’t all be winners.  It would have been nice if this were a good book, because anything American Girl is wildly popular, but I’d have to say Candelight for Rebecca was marginal at best.  There are conflicting messages … Continue reading →

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Quick Pick Picture Book- The Latke Who Wouldn’t Stop Screaming

Posted on December 4, 2010 by Mrs. N

You would scream too, wouldn’t you, if you were dropped in sizzling oil to be fried?  If everywhere you went others refused to understand you?  If you felt as if you didn’t have a proper home?  If someone was prepared … Continue reading →

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Quick Pick Picture Book – The Trees of the Dancing Goats

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Mrs. N

This is a fabulous story for the winter holidays. Patricia Polacco has written The Trees of the Dancing Goats about her own experiences growing up on her grandparent’s farm.  One winter, while her family is making their preparations for Chanukkah, … Continue reading →

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Quick Pick Picture Book – The Chanukkah Guest

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Mrs. N

Eric Kimmel’s The Chanukkah Guest is one of my favorite Chanukkah stories.  97 year old Bubba Brayna has been cooking her famous latkes.  The smell is so tantalizing that it wakes a hibernating bear.  The old woman has become a … Continue reading →

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Letters From Rifka

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Mrs. N

Okay, I’m going to admit to you that I was teary at the end of this one.  It ends well, but the story is quite touching.  Rifka and her family flee their home in the Ukraine under the cover of … Continue reading →

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Molly’s Pilgrim

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Mrs. N

Molly’s Pilgrim by Barbara Cohen I feel like I should start this with an entreaty to parents: This is a widely taught book, please don’t read it with your kid. Why not?  Because often when students are familiar with the … Continue reading →

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