Now that Thanksgiving is behind us, it’s officially time to start thinking about holiday gift-giving. Chanukah is on the horizon and begins at sundown on December 16th. Below are some of our favorite Chanukah-themed reads that will be perfect to gift to your young reader during this holiday season!
How Do Dinosaurs Say Happy Chanukah?
By Jane Yolen, Illustrated by Mark Teague (Ages 0-3)
With more than 14 million books in print, the prehistoric pals in the How Do Dinosaurs series from bestselling team of Jane Yolen and Mark Teague, have guided and entertained young readers and their parents for more than a decade. Filled with warmth and cheer, How Do Dinosaurs Say Happy Chanukah? makes a perfect gift to be read again and again, year after year.
From the warm glow of holiday candles in the menorah to the fun of family gatherings, little dinosaurs love to celebrate the Festival of Lights. But sometimes the excitement of Chanukah, its treasured rituals, and the tradition of gifts can tempt a youngster to misbehave.
Come along on a joyful romp filled with tumbling dreidels and melting gelt as these hilarious dinos spread a little mischief this season. Children will laugh out loud as dinosaurs fidget, fuss, and stomp through every occasion, while their human parents shift from shock to weary patience.
Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel!
Illustrated by Shahar Kober (Ages 2-4)
Sing along to the classic Hanukkah s
ong in this shiny board book shaped just like a dreidel! Introduce your child to an exciting Hanukkah tradition with this shaped board book made to look just like a dreidel! Using the classic song “I Have a Little Dreidel,” follow along as the different animal families light the menorah, fry the latkes, and of course, spin the dreidel! A sweet board book to celebrate the holiday.
I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a 
Dreidel
By Caryn Yacowitz, Illustrated by David Slonim (Ages 4-8)
In I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Dreidel by Caryn Yacowitz and illustrator David Slonim, famous artworks and a popular folk song take on hilarious new life for a wonderful Chanukah picture book with a modern twist.
It starts innocently enough: A family sits down to a delicious Chanukah brunch with their grandmother. But when Bubbe accidentally swallows a misplaced dreidel — “a Chanukah dreidel she thought was a bagel” — well, her appetite for oil, latkes, applesauce, brisket, and even the menorah and candles can’t be contained! Will she survive her Chanukah hunger— or will it be fatal? With a text set to the tune of “I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly,” the illustrations likewise parody famous works, including Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Night and Edvard Munch’s The Scream, for the most original and laugh-out-loud holiday picture book you’ll read this year.
