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Klein-Higger, Joni , Sharf, Barbara

Barnyard Bubbe's Hanukkah

12 pp. | Kar-Ben | September, 2019 | Library ISBN 978-1-5415-2215-2 $5.99

(2) PS Illustrated by Monica Gutierrez. "On the first night of Hanukkah, / what did Barnyard Bubbe see? / One sack of meal. / 'Oh, my. Who has left this for me?'" A hoof in the illustration and a neigh hint at the answer; on the next night, two cups of oil are left with an oink. Illustrations give way to the cheerful reveal: the whole menagerie enjoying Bubbe's latkes. The pattern in this counting board book invites noisy participation.

Reviewer: Shoshana Flax | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2019