The Borrowed Hanukkah Latkes

by Linda Glaser, Nancy Cote (Illustrator)

Overview

1997 Smithsonian Magazine's Notable Book for Children

It's the last night of Hanukkah, and more relatives are coming than originally planned. Rachel decides to borrow potatoes from Mrs. Greenberg. She asks Mrs. Greenberg, who is all alone, to come for Hanukkah. But Mrs. Greenberg is very stubborn!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780807592380
Publisher:	Whitman, Albert & Company
Publication date:	09/01/1997
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	21 MB
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Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Award-winning author Linda Glaser is the author of many books for children including Hoppy Hanukkah! and The Borrowed Hanukkah Latkes. She lives in Minnesota.
Nancy Cote feels like the luckiest person in the world because she can write and illustrate children's books. Her unique art style has garnered international attention and numerous awards. She lives in Massachusetts.

Editorial Reviews

K-Gr 3Rachel and her mother are busy preparing for their Hanukkah celebration. When eight more people are suddenly added to the guest list and there are no more potatoes in the cellar, Rachel goes next door to borrow some from Mrs. Greenberg. Every year the elderly woman is invited to join the girl's family, but she always refuses. This year, she is delighted to lend the potatoes, and then some eggs, and finally chairsuntil Rachel has an idea. If Mrs. Greenberg won't come to them for Hanukkah, they'll just have to borrow her house and take the celebration to her. The lively watercolor illustrations add to the joy as smiling family members, with slightly elongated, constantly waving arms and long legs, fill the pages with motion and energy. Rachel's wide-eyed, pig-tailed innocence belies her understanding that Mrs. Greenberg is a lonely neighbor who still needs someone with whom to share the holiday. A lovely message, wrapped in a lighthearted story.

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