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THE KVETCHIT:
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A Hanukkah Tale
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A Hanukkah Tale
The KvetchiT:
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Everyone loves this cute
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"Kvetcher"
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adds a zany, new dimension
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to the Hanukkah story.
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ISBN:
9-654830-04-3
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Ages 5-9 Hard Cover
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Includes the cassette:
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THE
TWENTY
GREATEST
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KVETCHES EVER TOLD!
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UH! OH! HANUKKAH
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Features cleverly hidden holiday
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symbols and zany UH! OH!
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characters
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Hanukkah 8 days of fun. Watch
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out for the Golem dreidle!
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ISBN: 0-943706-14-9
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Ages 8-12 Hard Cover
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by Larry Butchins •

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by edict Yittchuk

Books can play a vital role in sense of isolation, developing em-
helping parents and children pathy, suggesting options for ac-
communicate about difficult top- tion and reaffirming the goodness
in life.
ics.
"When we use a book to help a
When it is difficult for a child
or a parent to find the words and child through a difficult time, we
express questions and feelings give the child the message that
about sensitive subjects such as books are lifelong resources," says
illness, death, sexuality, or God, Joan Kristall. It's also important
a book can open up dialogue or for our children to see us reading,
plant the seeds until the child is for we are their models.
This may require some ad-
ready to talk about it, says Joan
Grayson Cohen, coordinator of justments in time management.
Baltimore's Jewish Family Ser- If you are a late-night reader, you
vices' Child Abuse and Neglect can tell your child about what you
are reading.
Prevention Project.
The best way to convey en-
Ms. Cohen created a coloring
book for children with notes for thusiasm for literature and the
parents called Playing It Safe learning that comes from it is to
With Your Child: Eli and Ellie read to your child. It's a gift that
Learn About Safety. There are lasts a lifetime. LI
many helpful books written for
parents to use with children to
discuss fears, friendship, school,
disabilities, family issues (such
as adoption, siblings and aging),
and problems of the world.
When a child is not able to dis-
cuss a specific painful issue, you
1. Take your children to the
can approach it indirectly by
library
regularly, Get them
reading books that are general,
their own library cards. Enjoy
advises Joan Kristall, director of
story hours. Later, encourage
Programs for Families of Sepa-
them to participate in summer
ration, Divorce, and Remarriage
reading programs.
in Baltimore.
2. Hang out in bookstores
For example, she finds that
with
children's areas. Let chil-
The Wizard of Oz reflects many
dren browse.
of the issues and feelings children
3. Give children books as
have when their parents sepa-
gifts and help them start their
rate: a sudden change to a
own libraries.
strange land, feelings of loss, the
4. Other great gifts to en-
concept of "home," and the need
courage
reading are magazine
for emotional support (heart), un-
subscriptions, book clubs, and
derstanding (brain) and courage.
audiotaped books, which often
You may not even read the
come with printed versions.
whole book; one page can prompt
5. If you can't find a book
discussion and then you can fol-
you like on a certain subject,
low the child's lead, putting the
make your own with your
book aside.
child's participation — for ex-
For a child dealing with diffi-
ample, Benjy's First Day at
culties, say Mr. Sawyer and Ms.
School, Our Family Shabbat
Corner in Growing Up with. Lit-
Book, My Baby Sister, Grand-
erature, a book can help by pro-
ma and Grandpa Are Coming
viding accurate information and
to
Visit.
language for understanding the
problems, relieving the child's

Sharing The Joy
Of Reading With
Children

Artists Market
Holiday Exhibit

he Detroit Artists Market's
1995 Holiday Exhibition,
"Holiday Visions," is now
open through Dec. 23.
This exhibit features unique art-
work created by Michigan artists
and craftspersons. A wide vari-
ety of functional and nonfunc-
tional work in all media is
exhibited throughout the gallery.
Art aficionados can purchase one-

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of-a-kind gifts ranging from $10-
$1000.
Some of the artists include:
Candy Everett, Charla Khanna,
Catherine Peterson, Mary Arto
and Susan Beiner. The exhibit
features tiles, silks, dolls, ceramic
teapots, jewelry and paintings.
For more information, call (313)
393-1770. Cl