Jane Naliboff

This book starts with a young Jewish girl in her school close to Christmas time. Everyone else is making Christmas decorations, but she is the only one celebrating Hanukkah and feels left out to be the only one. She begins to look at her classmates and notices they are also “only ones” in one way or another. For example, one of the kids is the only one with red hair, and another is the only one with a really uncommon last name. The girl realizes it’s okay to be an “only one” and that the differences are what makes each person special/ unique.

Reaction: This is an uplifting book with fun illustration showing the importance of individuality.

Extension: A fun way to extend this in the class room would be to go around and ask each student, or make an assignment about what they think is unique about themselves and then to name something unique they like about another classmate.… (mehr)

This book was a good read. It is about a young girl who is the only one in her class to celebrate Hanukah, hint the title of the book being Thee Only One Club. She loved the fact that she was the only one out of her whole class to celebrate this holiday. She was so happy that that night she went home and made her a badge that said The Only One Club to wear to school the next day. When she got to school the next day she was so excited that everyone noticed her badge but not so excited at the fact that they wanted to be part of the club too. She eventually changed her mind as the day went on because she thought how everyone was the only one of or to have something so she decided to make them members of the club. This book is something you read to kids so that they can see that it is not nice to exclude anyone out. It teaches kids that its better to do things with everyone instead of being cruel and not involving them.… (mehr)

Summary:
The teacher says its time to make Christmas decorations, but one little girl sticks up her hand to say she doesn't celebrate Christmas because she is Jewish. The teacher lets her make her own decorations, and she feels special so she creates a badge for herself that says the only one club. All the other students want to join the only one club. She makes them all badges and lets them join because they are all the only one of something.
Personal Reaction:
I plan on buying this book for my nieces and nephew, because every Christmas they feel left out. I like this book and i think it supports individuality.
Extension ideas:
1. Everybody could talk about what they are the only one of.
2. They could all make their selves individual badges.… (mehr)