This would be a fun book for those teachers that celebrate the holidays in their classrooms. In order to incorporate traditions besides the majority, teachers should think about students that may celebrate other traditions, or not at all. A cute song book about Hanukah. I think this could open up the floor to a discussion about Hanukah and who celebrates it. ( )

I had mixed feelings about this book after reading it. I did enjoy the illustrations in the book. I found them to be very fun. they were all uplifting pictures that show the fun things that happen on Hanukah. I did not really like the content in the book. Even though there were characters in the book, which seemed like a family and some by standers there was really no story line to the book other than the fact that it was Hanukah. It didn't really give the readers much information about the actual holiday and didn't really push the reader to think about any issues or broaden their perspectives. The big message or idea is kind of hard to pick out in this book but it seems as though the idea would be just some of the traditions that come with Hanukah and to get a small understanding about it. I wouldn't rate this book that high in educational purposes. ( )