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40 pp.
| Viking |
October, 2018 |
TradeISBN 978-0-451-47912-9$17.99
(2)
K-3
A family of anthropomorphized latkes decorates the house, spins dreidels, and quibbles over spelling the holiday's name. Then Grandpa tells the story of Hanukkah/Chanukah/CHHanukah, and things get really kooky. Amid frenetic silliness, there's helpful information: dog Applesauce's speech-bubble interjections set everyone straight. Illustrations of goggle-eyed potato pancakes are expectedly cartoonish; images of, say, "tater tyrants" shooting lasers are appropriately childlike. An absurd mishmash that miraculously works. Glos.
Reviewer: Shoshana Flax
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2018