(2) PS An eight-night holiday lends itself to counting books, and this one adds in colors as well as Hanukkah activities. Badger plays dreidel and lights two orange Hanukkah candles; reads the story of the Maccabees and lights five blue candles; and so forth. The reassuringly predictable text provides an introduction to the holiday, and the cut-paper illustrations have just enough details to keep young viewers engaged: varied textures, carefully ­lettered dreidels, even tributes to Badger's bird companion. A just-right board book for the youngest ­Hanukkah celebrants.

Reviewer: Shoshana Flax | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2021