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All-of-a-Kind Family Hanukkah
by Emily Jenkins
Illustrator: Paul O. Zelinsky
Ages: 6+
Published: 2018
Publisher: Schwartz & Wade Books/Random House/PRH
ISBN: 978-0-399-55419-3
Keywords: Siblings, Family Life, Hanukkah
Gertie, the youngest of the five sisters, wants passionately to help prepare for Hanukkah. Her father rewards her with the most important task - lighting the candles with him. Colorful digital illustrations. Back story. Glossary.