Hanukkah Books for Preschoolers

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Hanukkah is coming! Whether or not your children’s families celebrate Hanukkah, you may want to explore this holiday and celebration. Learning about the celebrations of other cultures is important for preschoolers. These books can help preschoolers learn more about Hanukkah.

Hanukah Books For Kids

I am so excited to share this book list with you because it was created by…you! I asked you for your Hanukkah book recommendations and you delivered. Here are some of the most popular Hanukkah books you recommended below along with a few of my own favorites.

Hanukkah Books for Kids

It was love at first read when I discovered Latke, the Lucky Dog by Ellen Fisher. This is a heartfelt story of pet adoption readers young and old alike will love, but it’s also a great tool for teaching and learning about Hanukkah!

Honeyky Hanukah by Woody Guthrie is a book you can dance to, it includes a free song by the same title on CD from the Klezmatics. A young boy and his dog gather family and friends for a fun Hanukkah feast to remember.

Sammy Spider’s First Hanukkah by Sylvia Rouss is a charming and beautifully illustrated story that your kids will beg to hear again and again. Sammy’s mother says, “Spiders don’t spin dreidels. Spiders spin webs.” But oh how Sammy wants a dreidel…
Recommended by: Gina, Wendy, and Barbara

Mrs. Greenberg’s Messy Hanukkah by Linda Glaser is the tale of young Rachel who wants latkes now! Not to be deterred by her mother, Rachel comes up with her own plan to make latkes.
Recommended by: Ellen

Hanukkah Bear by Eric A. Kimmel is an updated and re-illustrated version of the classic tale first known as The Chanukkah Guest. This book is perfect for acting out the characters with appropriate voices, especially Bubba Brayna’s Yiddish (Jewish) accent! Woven throughout this entertaining and humorous story of a case of mistaken identity are many Hanukkah traditions.
Recommended by: Barbara, Deb, Miriam, and Katje

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Hanukkah Books

Eight Winter Nights: A Family Hanukkah Book by Laura Krauss Melmed features festive poems and scenes of family life that evoke the sights, sounds, and tastes of the festival of lights.

Sweet rhyming text and warm illustrations make Hanukkah! by Roni Schotter the perfect introduction to the festival of lights.
Recommended by: Rosemary

Your favorite prehistoric pals are tempted by all that Chanukkah has to offer- including mischief! If you’re a fan of Yolen’s popular dinosaur series, How Do Dinosaurs Say Happy Chanukah? by Jane Yolen will not disappoint.
Recommended by: Suzanne and Cathy

A family visits bubbe for Chanukah and hilarity ensues when she develops an insatiable taste for latkes, applesauce, and much more! I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Dreidel by Caryn Yacowitz is a fun and creative twist on the most classic of American folk songs.
Recommended by: Suzanne and Cathy

Please note: I have spelled Hanukkah both ways in this post according to how it was spelled in the book I was reviewing.

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