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Rachel loves visiting her Italian grandmother, even though Nonna celebrates Christmas and Rachel and her parents celebrate Hanukkah. Rachel plans to share Hanukkah with her whole family, so when Rachel's special hanukkiah goes missing, Nonna steps in to save the day.
Rachel loves visiting her Italian grandmother, even though Nonna celebrates Christmas and Rachel and her parents celebrate Hanukkah. Rachel plans to share Hanukkah with her whole family, so when Rachel's special hanukkiah goes missing, Nonna steps in to save the day.
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About the Author-
Karen Fisman started making up her own Jewish holiday stories when her kids were in nursery school. Her previous books include An Adventure in Latkaland and Problems in Purimville.
Reviews-
September 14, 2015 Rachel and her family celebrate Hanukkah, but this holiday season finds them visiting Rachel’s Italian paternal grandmother, who celebrates Christmas. Will one holiday upstage the other? Rachel feels better knowing that she’s bringing her new menorah, which is decorated with nine shielding-bearing female Maccabees. When the menorah is accidentally left on the plane, Rachel is sure that Hanukkah is ruined, but Nonna proves that family ties, open hearts, good food, and a homemade menorah (made from Nonna’s impressive collection of cut-glass perfume bottles) can make the holidays special for everyone. The idea of two exuberant cultures uniting for two very different holidays has lots of potential, and Avilés’s angular illustrations exude reassuring familial warmth. But Fisman’s story feels unnecessarily complicated, and Nonna winds up as more of a deus ex machina than a fully realized character. Ages 3–8.
October 1, 2015
PreS-Gr 2-Rachel loves her Italian grandmother, who always smells so wonderful, but worries that a December visit to Italy means she will miss Hanukkah, since her Italian relatives all celebrate Christmas. Her parents reassure her that they can bring the Hanukkah celebration with them and share it with her father's family. They even give her an early Hanukkah gift-a super cool menorah with a team of all-girl Maccabees to hold the candles! Rachel puts the menorah in her carry-on bag and then forgets it on the plane. The little girl is heartbroken, but her Nonna is a smart woman and, after having Rachel describe the menorah, comes up with the perfect, and perfumed, solution. The book includes a brief description of Hanukkah in the body of the story, with a paragraph at the end adding a little more. This title would make a fine read-aloud for a multicultural holiday storytime. Attractive illustrations in primarily in blues and greens are both humorous and tender. VERDICT Not much of a surprise, but a nicely told tale of a family living comfortably with different religions and traditions.-Mara Alpert, Los Angeles Public Library
Copyright 2015 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
January 1, 2016 Rachel is nervous about celebrating Hanukkah with her non-Jewish relatives, especially when she leaves her special menorah behind on the airplane. But when she tells her Italian grandmother the story of Hanukkah, Nonna fixes everything and helps create new holiday traditions. Though the text mentions Christmas several times, the bright and cheery pastel-colored illustrations depict only the Hanukkah celebration.
(Copyright 2016 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)
AJL Newsletter
"Nonna is the perfect loving grandmother that everyone would hope to have, and Rachel's parents are beautifully sensitive to her emotional needs. Lovely and softly colorful stylized paintings perfectly illustrate the story." — AJL Newletter
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