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Hanukcats: And Other Traditional Jewish Songs for Cats
Laurie Loughlin, Mary Ross (Illustrator) / Hardcover / 1994

The Art of Hanukkah
Nancy M. Berman / Hardcover / 1996
This beautiful volume brings together the finest menorahs and art celebrating 2,000 years of the joyous week-long celebration of Hanukkah. 48 full-color plates.

Kids

Disney's Winnie the Pooh and the Hanukkah Dreidel
Sparky Moore (Illustrator), A. A. Milne (Editor), Atelier Philippe Harchy
Reading level: Toddlers / Hardcover Board edition / 1998

Jeremy's Dreidel
Ellie Gellman, Judith Friedman (Illustrator) / Hardcover / 1992
When Jeremy and his friends make Hanukkah dreidels from unusual materials, he uses clay to mold the Hebrew letters in Braille for his blind father.

While the Candles Burn: Eight Stories for Hanukkah
Barbara Diamond Goldin, Elaine Greenstein (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 4-8 / Hardcover / 1996
Two of the most compelling stories are rooted in history but set in contemporary times, giving an especially relevant spin to the holiday's lessons: In one, a lost soccer game and a forgotten lunch play a role in an Israeli youth's learning to trust his Arabic classmate; in the other, Leah's need to perform a good deed to fulfill a bat mitzvah requirement and a Holocaust survivor's testimony come together.

Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins
Eric A. Kimmel, Trina Schart Hyman (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 4-8 / School and Library Binding / 1989
While attempting to retrieve his new dreidel from the well, Jacob meets a goblin who gives him two magic dreidels in its place, but when Jacob is tricked by Fruma Sarah and loses both of them to her, he decides to return to the goblin for help in getting them back.

The Magic Dreidels: A Hanukkah Story
Eric A. Kimmel, Katya Krenina (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 4-8 / Paperback Reprint edition / 1997

A Great Miracle Happened There: A Chanukah Story
Karla Kuskin, Robert Andrew Parker (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 4-8 / Paperback / 1995
An unusually thoughtful account of the events celebrated during Chanukah, touching gently on the ethics of violence in the struggle against injustice, the nature of miracles, and why we celebrate holidays.

The Trees of the Dancing Goats
Patricia Polacco
Reading level: Ages 4-8 / School and Library Binding / 1996
A generous act in a time of need is the highlight of this unforced Hanukkah/Christmas tale. I would recommend any of her books, especially The Keeping Quilt. Have kleenex handy.

Elijah's Angel: A Story for Chanukah and Christmas
Michael J. Rosen, Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 4-8 / School and Library Binding / 1992
A child's vision of religious tolerance is exquisitely played out in this story about an elderly Christian barber and a Jewish child who befriends him.

Power of Light
Isaac Bashevis Singer, Irene Lieblich (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 4-8 / Paperback / 1990
A wonderful, classic book. Eight tales by Nobel laureate Isaac Bashevis Singer--one for each night of the Hanukkah celebration--tell of a world in which miracles abound, love triumphs, and faith prevails.

The Hanukkah Book
Marilyn Burns, Martha Weston (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 9-12 / Paperback / 1994 Includes step-by-step instructions for making a dreidel!

The Hanukkah Ghosts
Malka Penn
Reading level: Ages 9-12 / School and Library Binding / 1995
Susan spends a week at a remote house in England and encounters a series of strange individuals and figures which lead her to believe ghosts of the past are connected to the Hanukkah candles she and her aunt have been lighting. Her efforts to uncover the reasons behind their appearance result in a deeper understanding of the Hanukkah spirit.