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Zigazak! A Magical
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tic Kimmel, the author of
more than 50 books for
children, says a lot of his
ideas come from various
folktale traditions. He likes to com-
bine stories and "play around with
them to see what happens."
Kimmel, who may be best known
for Hershel and the Hanukkah
Goblins, recently published another
Chanukah tale.
In the beautifully illustrated
ZigaZak! A Magical Hanukkah Night
(Doubleday; $15.95), dancing drei-
dels, leaping latkes and exploding can-
dles surprise the townspeople of Brisk.
Two devils looking to cause mischief
descend on the town during
Chanukah and cause these ghostly
aberrations.
Frightened, the townspeople run to
their trusted rabbi. Instead of sharing
in their fear, the rabbi delights in these
tricks and ultimately outsmarts the
devils with some trickery of his own.
The idea for ZigaZak! came from an
old Russian book about devils in
Moscow. Kimmel picked the town of
Brisk because it's a favorite in Jewish
folklore.
The author said he loves folklore,
including world folklore, and loves
combining tales. But, he said, it's a
difficult task and not everything
works. Kimmel estimates that one in
six of his stories is published.
Kimmel and his wife spend a signifi-
cant amount of time traveling. Africa,
China, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia and
Afghanistan are some of the places he's
visited.
"When I travel, I am a sponge look-
ing for a good tale," said Kimmel,
who has done stories based on African
tradition and wrote a story from
Afghanistan.
Although Kimmel writes about
other cultures and traditions, he has
very strong feelings about supporting
Jewish children's literature.
"It's important for Jewish parents to
know what's available for their chil-
dren and buy these books because
that's how we rebuild our literature,"
he said.
"So much Jewish literature was left
behind in Europe. Jewish children
need Jewish books, and it's the parents'
responsibility to get these books in
their hands."
Kimmel, who has been talking to
children for the last 30 years through
his books, said stories also help parents
talk to children about current world
events.
"Woe and disaster are a part of
human life," he said. "[Some] stories
tell us the world is not a nice place,
but stories also tell children there are
more good people than -bad ones,
and the bad ones won't get away with
being bad forever.
"All children's literature has an ele-
ment of hope, which is why when
stories end, the world is put back
into the right place. Children can
learn from books that it's OK to be
scared — but don't lose hope."
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