When Mindy Saved Hanukkah
Little Mindy Klein lives with her tiny family behind the walls of the Eldridge Street Synagogue. When Mindy's father sprains his ankle right before Hanukkah, he is unable to bring home a candle for the menorah. So Mindy decides to set out and find the candle herself. But first she has to face off...
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Little Mindy Klein lives with her tiny family behind the walls of the Eldridge Street Synagogue. When Mindy's father sprains his ankle right before Hanukkah, he is unable to bring home a candle for the menorah. So Mindy decides to set out and find the candle herself. But first she has to face off with an enormous, frightening cat. With a lot of bravery (and a little help from grandpa) Mindy manages to save Hanukkah just in time...and learns the true meaning behind the Festival of Lights.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780439769907 (0439769906)
Publish date: October 1st 2005
Publisher: Scholastic Books
Pages no: 32
Edition language: English
This is a very charming Borrowers meets Hanukkah parable illustrated by the incomparable Barbara McClintock. It seems (so far) that she can do no wrong in my eyes. I'm always enchanted by her unique old fashioned illustrations. Here we have a diminutive, turn-of-the-century Jewish family (the Kle...
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