Maccabee!
The Story of Hanukkah

Wonderful first book on Hanukkah! Simple yet covers the story well for children (or adults who finally decided to learn about this important Jewish holiday). I think that books for children are the perfect way to approach a subject that you know nothing about. Glad that I was able to understand why......more

Absolutely wonderful! Really enjoyed this book. Although for children, it's poetic rhythm catches the hearts of adults while imparting an important time in Jewish history. Although I have found no actual historical documents corroborating the event of the 8 day oil, it is a significant event that suc......more

Good introduction to Hanukkah for my rural Georgia Christian kiddos. I learned that Macabee means hammer, and one of my kiddos said, "Whoa, he is like Thor!" So there you go. We used that to talk about dreidels and then made latkes. The book was very approachable for my kindergarteners. They got tha......more

Frankie picked this out because Judah looked like a superhero on the front cover. I am clearly not well-versed in my Bible (raised Catholic! We had the book of Maccabees) because I still don’t fully understand how we got Hannakuh, but the story was well-written with a rhyme scheme that was mostly un......more

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