Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
The Story of Hanukkah
Bobbi Katz · 1995
70/100
👍 Worth It
A compact, colorful, and perfectly pitched first introduction to Hanukkah for kindergartners and early readers — the Maccabees, the Temple, the oil, and why the menorah burns eight nights are all here in child-friendly prose. It does not go deep, and there is no backmatter for curious parents, but for the audience and purpose it serves, it does its job cleanly. A solid library and classroom staple.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety95
substance62
craft68
originality60
accuracy80
hype82
age-fit88
human-eye68
Penny’s verdict70
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