Latkes, Latkes, Good to Eat
A Hanukkah Holiday Book for Kids
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · September 20, 2004
Sadie and her four little brothers are very poor and always hungry.
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- Who it’s for
- A comic Chanukah tale blends kitchen magic with a gentle lesson in generosity.
- Themes
- Generosity and greed, Sibling mischief
- Genres
- Hanukkah Stories, Jewish Religious Stories, Magic & Fantasy
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Sadie and her four little brothers are very poor and always hungry. On the first night of Chanukah, Sadie performs a generous act, and in turn receives a frying pan that cooks up sizzling hot, golden latkes on command. Sadie tells her brothers never to use the magic pan, but when she goes out one afternoon, the mischievous boys can't resist. They remember the words to start the pan cooking . . . but what were the words to make it stop?
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This humorous tale of generosity and greed is accompanied by bright, cheerful illustrations depicting a traditional Russian village. An author's note and a recipe for Sadie's latkes are included.
A Little Kitchen Magic
A comic Chanukah tale blends kitchen magic with a gentle lesson in generosity.
Come here for
- Holiday humor, mischievous siblings, and latkes that answer a call
Expect
- Cheerful Russian-village illustrations, an author's note, and Sadie's latke recipe
Where it sits
| Hanukkah Stories | 86% |
|---|---|
| Jewish Religious Stories | 48% |
| Magic & Fantasy | 43% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Fairy Tales & Folklore
- Sibling Stories
- Hanukkah Stories
- Funny Stories
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- Stories Set in Europe
- Jewish Religious Stories
- Magic & Fantasy
- Homelessness & Poverty
- Authors
- Naomi Howland
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- September 20, 2004
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Generosity and greed · Sibling mischief
- Reading lane
- Fairy Tales & Folklore