D Is for Dreidel

by Tanya Lee Stone, Dawn Apperley (Illustrations)

Every page of this dreidel-shaped alphabet book contains a letter of the alphabet along with sweet, rhyming text and words that correspond with that letter, and includes the complete story of Hanukkah at the end. Original. (Ages 2-5)

Genres: Picture Books, Jewish

24 pages, Paperback

First published August 26, 2002

About the author

Tanya Lee Stone is an award-winning author of books for kids and teens. Her work, which includes YA fiction (A Bad Boy Can Be Good for a Girl), picture books (Elizabeth Leads the Way and Sandy's Circus), and nonfiction (Almost Astronauts and The Good, the Bad, and the Barbie) has won national awards such as the ALA's Sibert Medal, SCBWI's Golden Kite Award, YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction, Jane Addams Book Award Honor, Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor, NCTE's Orbus Pictus, and Bank Street's Flora Steiglitz Award. Forthcoming titles include Who Says Women Can't Be Doctors?! and The House that Jane Built (Holt 2013) and Courage Has No Color (Candlewick 2013).

Reviews

[Julie Ditton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Little ones can celebrate with this fun hanukkah alphabet book. Each letter stands for an item or person connected with the holiday. The word appears in bright,bold fontand is followed by a catchy four line poem. The illustrations are cute and colorful. I recommend this for any Jewish toddler or preschooler.

[Naomi · Rating 2 out of 5]

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