Helpless
Author: Barbara Gowdy
Flip, flap here.Flip, flop there.Potato pancakes in the air.Latkes flying everywhere!Winner of the National Jewish Book Award, Hanukkah! follows one family’s celebration of the holiday, from eating latkes and spinning the dreidel, to singing prayers and lighting the menorah. With sweet rhyming text and warm illustrations, this is the perfect was to celebrate the festival o….Read More
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