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Stillerman, Marci

Nine Spoons: A Chanukah Story

32 pp. | Hachai | October, 1998 | Trade ISBN 0-922613-84-2 $$11.95

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Pesach Gerber. As the last night of Chanukah draws to a close, Oma once again tells her grandchildren the story of the treasured little menorah, "the Children's Menorah," miraculously created out of self-sacrifice by the women in a Nazi concentration camp. Softly colored illustrations depict the joyful contemporary Chanukah celebration, while muted browns and grays dominate the camp scenes in this respectful and dramatic narrative.

Reviewer: Lauren Adams | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 1999