Illustrated by Michelle Shapiro
Rating: Additional
Marshall Cavendish, $14.99, 2008
ISBN: 9780761454281
Age/Grade Level: 4-8 years
A picture book about the Hanukkah tradition of gift-giving to children. The mouse brother and sister are amazed when the human girl receives a doll house just the right size for a mouse family the first night of Hanukkah. Each night after, the new present is furnishings for the doll house. The eighth night, the gift is a miniature menorah. The mice are having so much fun, they are not even aware the girl is watching them enjoy the doll house.
The simple, colorful illustrations by Michelle Shapiro do not detract from the story's theme. This story is simpler than Steven Kroll's Will You Be My Valentine? holiday book, but it also deals with how children look at holiday giving, in a story that addresses the way adults help young children learn the meaning of different holidays. This is a good selection for young children about the traditions of Hanukkah and gift giving.
Reviewer: Anne Williams, OCPL/Fountain Valley
