On the first night of Hanukkah, Herschel enters a new village only to find that instead of celebrations, the villagers are hiding, scared of goblins that haunt the old synagogue. This story tells how Herschel comes up with several ingenious ideas to outwit the goblins and drive them out of town.

Herschel and the Hannukah Goblins

Kimmel, Eric

Schart Hyman, Trina

Oxford University Press

When Mindy Saved Hanukkah

Let the Scholastic Bookshelf books guide you through the whole range of your child's reading experience--laugh with them, learn with them, read with them! Little Mindy Klein lives with her tiny family behind the walls of the Eldridge Street Synagogue. When Mindy's father sprains his ankle right before Hanukkah, he is unable to bring home a candle for the menorah. So Mindy decides to set out and find the candle herself. But first she has to face off with an enormous, frightening cat. With a lot of bravery (and a little help from grandpa) Mindy manages to save Hanukkah just in time...and learns the true meaning behind the Festival of Lights.

Children's Books

Kimmel, Eric A.

Literature & Fiction

Scholastic Paperbacks

The author of the Caldecott Honor Book, Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins, introduces a miniature family living behind a crack in the wall of the Eldridge Street Synagogue, into which brave little Mindy ventures to retrieve a Hanukkah candle.

Scholastic Press

Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins

Scholastic. Inc.

Jack's late daddy once made the best barbecue in West Texas, until a giant stole his recipe book. Jack is determined to find that greedy old giant and get those recipes back! With a little bit of strength, the help of an unlikely jukebox, and a whole lot of luck, Jack outwits the giant and opens his own barbecue shack. John Manders' hilarious gouache paintings, accented with colored pencils and highlights, bring Eric Kimmel's version of Jack and the Beanstalk to uproarious life.

Jack and the Giant Barbecue

Two Lions

Hanukkah Bear

A bear wakes to wonderful smells that leads him to the house of Bubba Brayna. Bubba Brayna makes the best latkes in the village, but at ninety-seven, she doesn't hear or see well. When the bear arrives at her door, she believes he is her rabbi. Bubba Brayna and the bear light the menorah, play the dreidel game, and eat all the latkes. The mix-up is revealed, Bubba Brayna has a laugh about it, and everyone works together to make more latkes. The Chanukkah Guest by Eric A. Kimmel (Holiday House, 1990, o.p.) now has a new title and a shorter text.

Holidays & Celebrations

Dreamscape Media

How does Big Sam make a GIANT-sized challah for Rosh Hashanah? He digs an enormous hole in the ground to use as a mixing bowl. (It's still there today we call it the Grand Canyon.) He adds mountains of flour, thousands of eggs, and other good things. He whittles a massive California redwood tree into a mixing spoon. He flattens the hills of West Texas as he kneads the dough. And he bakes it inside Mount Saint Helens. But when it's time to celebrate the holiday, the eagles call out, "Not so fast, Big Sam!" Rosh Hashanah is about fixing the world, and Big Sam has some MAJOR cleaning up to do.

Big Sam: A Rosh Hashanah Tall Tale

Apples & Honey Pr

Matzah Man to the Rescue!

Comics & Graphic Novels

Apples & Honey Press

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