Book Angels and Hanukkah Reading

Book Angels
This year for Anderson’s Bookshop Book Angels we were running late, so they were out of needy people Ezri or Ivan’s age to shop for. We adapted and bought for school-age children. Ezri selected Mo Willems’ Elephant and Piggie books which I think have staying power for kids through age 7 (Heck, I like them at almost 36). So, Ezri got Happy Pig Day! to give and Ivan went with We Are in A Book! We also got a copy of DK’s Alien Robots Kit because combining Aliens and Robots is just neat. Ezri did ask if she could keep the book she chose to donate. We talked about gifting and she agreed to give the book to someone who did not have Elephant & Piggie books at their house.

Hanukkah Reading

Hanukkah Hop by Erica Silverman
Jaunty rhyming text as Rachel and her family host one hopping, Hanukkah party.

A Blue’s Clues Chanukah
A favorite TV character goes to his friend Orange Kitten’s house for a Hanukkah party. Ezri seemed surprised that Joe did not know what a dreidel was.

Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah by Susan L. Roth
Collage illustration of mice doing the things in the classic song. Ezri likes the page that shows the sheet music. In a slight sleep deprived haze, I reversed the lyrics and sang, “latkes to play with and dreidels to eat.” Ezri now requests the song “the silly way.” She laughs and pretends to be eating a dreidel. Two-year-old holiday humor at its finest!

Hanukkah by Trudi Trueit
This book is a rebus reader replacing words in the text with small photos like candles, menorah, and gelt. Ezri enjoyed saying the items in the photos. The simple holiday explanation was right at her level.