There was an old lady who swallowed a dreidel \u2026 perhaps it\u2019s fatal! There are many great stories to read to your kids over Chanukah. What a wonderful way to spend time with your family \u2013 curling up with a good book or CD. The Isaac Waldman Jewish Public Library has lots of each from which to choose.<\/p>\n
Two of the newest books for Chanukah are Honeyky Hanukah<\/em><\/strong> by Woody Guthrie and I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed<\/em><\/strong> a Dreidel<\/strong> by Caryn Yacowitz.<\/p>\n Written in rhyme, Honeyky Hanukah<\/em> lights the way for a night of family, friends, food and fun in a warm and joyful celebration, and it includes a CD performed by the Klezmatics.<\/p>\n I Know an Old Lady<\/em> is also a rhyming book, written in a cumulative style, and with the help of the artwork, this well-known folk song takes on a new life in this tale about celebrating Chanukah with Bubbe and her family.<\/p>\n Two of the library\u2019s most popular classic storybooks to read aloud are A Hanukkah Treasury<\/em><\/strong> by Eric Kimmel and The Stone Lamp<\/em><\/strong> by Karen Hesse and Brian Pinkney.<\/p>\n Treasury<\/em> is a Chanukah compilation filled with history, flavor, legends, contemporary stories, recipes and games, suitable for the entire family. Stone Lamp<\/em> comprises a series of eight free-verse poems in which the authors capture the resilient spirit of the Jewish people through the imagined voices of eight children at Chanukah.<\/p>\n