Gingerbread Dreidels
Hardcover – Picture Book, August 27, 2024
Charlesbridge · Hardcover · August 27, 2024
Chanukah and Christmas come together in this story of an interfaith, intergenerational family's blended holiday.
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- Who it’s for
- A read-aloud for interfaith families celebrating both Jewish and Christian holidays
- Themes
- Blended holiday traditions, Intergenerational family, Love at the heart of holidays
- Genres
- Holiday & Celebration Stories, Hanukkah Stories, Christmas & Advent
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Chanukah and Christmas come together in this story of an interfaith, intergenerational family's blended holiday. Gelt and gingerbread, menorahs and trees, red and green and blue and white . . . Double the celebration in this cozy read-aloud perfect for upcoming holiday season! When Christmas and the first night of Chanukah occur on the same day, Sophie and Max are confused.
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The children are used to the two parts of their identity remaining separate, celebrating with each part of their family in turn. But this year is different: all their grandparents are coming to partake in both Jewish and Christian traditions together. Complete with a sweet acknowledgment of the concern at the forefront of each child’s mind—how will this affect the presents?—Gingerbread Dreidels is a story for interfaith families that shows how love is at the center of every holiday.
Where it sits
| Christmas & Advent | 67% |
|---|---|
| Hanukkah Stories | 58% |
| Holiday & Celebration Stories | 32% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Multigenerational Families
- Christmas & Advent
- Hanukkah Stories
- Authors
- Jane Breskin Zalben
- Publisher
- Charlesbridge
- Published
- August 27, 2024
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- Blended holiday traditions · Intergenerational family · Love at the heart of holidays
- Reading lane
- Multigenerational Families