Way Too Many Latkes
A Hanukkah in Chelm

...said no one ever. Wonderful and vibrant Disneyesque illustrations tell a funny "Strega Nona"-type story but with the famous potato pancakes. I do wish Hubby would have helped out with the cooking though. Vegan parents note: the latkes in this story use a huge barrel of eggs. However, there are lot......more

This review is meant for parents, teachers, and other people that work with children to read. Faigel makes great latkes every Hanukkah in Chelm (the village of fools) although she makes a very small amount of them. She forgot the recipe this year and asks her husband Shmuel for help. He has an idea o......more

Way Too Many Latkes: A Hanukkah in Chelm is a folklore text for ages 4-8 by Linda Glaser. This is a story about a women named Faigel who makes THE BEST Latkes in Chelm but unfortunately she forgets how to make them. So she sends her husband out to ask a rabbi (teacher/master) who tricks Faigel and h......more

This seems to be an original Chelm story, rather than one that has been passed down as a true folktale, but it follows the established pattern of Chelmish foolishness, uses traditional folktale elements, including repetition, and is appropriately laugh-inducing. When Faigel forgets her own latke rec......more

A woman who lives in the village of Chelm (the fictional Jewish village of Fools) makes latkes every year for Hanukkah. They always taste amazing, and anyone who gets one thinks about it for the whole year until it is time for another. She only makes a small amount of latkes though, so everyone only......more