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his telescope "all seven stars in the
Big Dipper, plus the famous North
Star above us, as though God, too,
were lighting His own menorah in
the sky."
It isn't often that you see a book
that can please both children and
adults. This is one of them.
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Hanukkah Cat by Chaya Burstein,
with illustrations by Judy Hanks-
Henn. Published by Kar-Ben Copies,
copyright 1985 (text) and 2001
(illustrations). 32 pages. $6.95.
Hanukkah Cat
In a word, yes!
Here is a great activity book for
almost all the children in your life.
Those as young as 4, and as old
as 10, will find something to do
here. Sammy, of course, is the
charming spider found in many
Jewish holiday books by Sylvia
Rouss. Here, children can learn
how to make their own Sammy-
like spider cookies (yes, it sounds
odd to us, but children will love
it), find differences in pictures and
search for hidden words.
Chanukah Lights Everywhere by
Michael J. Rosen, with illustrations
by Melissa Iwai. Published by
Gulliver Books, copyright 2001. 26
pages. $16.
Shopping channel spokespersons,
those enviable men and women who
always are perfectly coifed and whose
teeth are never less than gleaming
white, often advise that if we are to
buy "just one" [fill in the blank] this
year, let it be "this one" [add: what-
ever it is they are selling].
If you are buying "just one"
Chanukah book this year, let it be
Chanukah Lights Everywhere.
What is it that works in this book
that fails in most?
First of all, the illustrations are
great. They're fresh and cozy and
they really perfectly reflect the text.
Further, they're artistically exact
(check out all the lines on the houses
and buildings; they're skillfully
drawn), but child friendly, too.
Second, the story has nice, new
touches that are.never condescend-
ing, never kitschy. The family looks
into the night and the boy sees from
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Remember that bully down the
block who used to throw snowballs
at your kid sister? Or how about that
girl who just laughed when you
invited her to the prom?
Well, here's your chance to pay
them back. Give them a copy of
Hanukkah Cat and you will have
made them suffer tenfold-. The book
is that bad.
Hanukkah Cat is the story of a cat
that suddenly appears on a boy's
doorstep on, you guessed it,
Chanukah. The boy, Lenny, wants to
keep the cat, but his mother has no
interest. Meanwhile, the cat gets into
all kind of trouble — including
killing a bird and bringing it to the
door, which results in Lenny's mom
beating the cat with a broom. Is this
really stuff we want children to read?
In the end, Hanukkah Cat gets to
stay because he saves Lenny from a
fierce dog. Wow. How original.
Lenny may be happy, but the rest of
us will have had to endure 32 pages of
a dreadfully written and illustrated
book that we can't recommend. ❑
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