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Mlynowski, Sarah

A Dragon for Hanukkah

40 pp. | Scholastic/Orchard | September, 2024 | Trade ISBN 9781338897555 $18.99 | Ebook ISBN 9781338897524 $18.99
(2) K-3 The young narrator receives a dragon the first night of Hanukkah, a rainbow the second night...a time-travel machine to visit the Maccabees on the fifth night. It's all fanciful, but with holiday details woven into the text and winsome illustrations. The dragon's name is Nerry (ner is Hebrew for candle); the horses on a gifted merry-go-round sport dreidel letters on their saddles. Finally, it's time to clean up for the eighth night, "the most magical night" in this child's home because family and friends come for a holiday feast. Engaging back matter is framed as a cartoon discussion about Hanukkah.
Reviewer: Shoshana Flax | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2024

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