ABC Hanukkah Hunt

October 1, 2013

PreS-K-A simple rhyming text with kid-friendly digital cartoons leads youngsters through the alphabet. Most of the text is written in the form of questions that ask children to find, count, or describe something on the page. "King Antiochus! Where is he?/He would not let the Jews be free." The highlighted words are a mixed bag of terms primarily associated with the holiday ("dedicated," "eight," "flames," "gelt"), though a few seem entirely random ("imagination," "one," "reading," "uncle"). Although the use of the word "hunt" in the title suggests a challenge, most of the participatory elements are quite easy and appropriate for younger children. An enjoyable but not mandatory purchase.-Teri Markson, Los Angeles Public Library

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