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Rostoker-Gruber, Karen , Isaacs, Rabbi Ron

Farmer Kobi's Hanukkah Match

32 pp. | Behrman/Apples & Honey | August, 2015 | Trade ISBN 978-1-68115-501-2 $17.95

(4) K-3 Illustrated by CB Decker. Kobi invites prim Polly for Hanukkah dinner at his Israeli moshav (cooperative farming community), but she detests his friendly animals. Then Ruthie shows up with a truck full of her own animals--she's a better love match for Kobi. Breezy watercolors, bad puns, and information on the Jewish values of "Compassion for Animals" and "Welcoming Guests" (but nothing about Hanukkah) round out this offbeat story. Glos.

Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt