Books featuring interfaith kids are still few and far between. So I welcome a new picture book centered on the fact that Hanukkah starts this year on Christmas Day. It’s a heartwarming addition to the small collection of books about families that celebrate both holidays. (And I have just added it to my roundup of many of those books all in one place, here).

Gingerbread Dreidels was written by Jane Breskin Zalben, an experienced children’s book author. As it happens, Zalben’s many books on...