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A List of Great Hanukkah Books

New Picks & Classics

By Esther Feldbaum November 30, 2024

Tell it like they do in Hebrew School
The Story of Hanukkah, by David A. Adler

My neighbor/grad school professor wrote this book
In the Month of Kislev: A Story for Hanukkah, by Nina Jaffe

Everyone loves a monster story
Herschel and the Hanukkah Goblins, by Eric Kimmel

Giggles and chuckles
Hanukkah Ha Has, by Katy Hall

No list would be complete without a dinosaur book
How Do Dinosaurs Say Happy Chanukah?, by Jane Yolen

Happy Chrismakah!
Daddy Christmas and Mommy Hanukkah, by Selina Alko
My Two Holidays, by Danielle Novak

Familiar characters for toddlers:
Biscuit's Hanukkah, by Alyssa Satin Capuccili
Happy Hanukkah Curious George, by H.A. Rey
The Count's Hanukkah Countdown, by Tilda Balsley
Elmo's Dreidel, by Naomi Kleinberg

Thought-provoking for tweens
A Hanukkah Present, by Mark Binder

Tell it with numbers in three languages
Hanukkah: A Counting Book, by Emily Spier

They eat latkes & spin dreidels everywhere
Hanukkah Around the World, by Tami Lehman-Wilzig

Can you believe this exists?
Hanukkah Mad Libs, by Roger Price