A new Hanukkah board book, told in sim­ple rhyme, Eight is Great shares a fam­i­ly cel­ebrating with a mul­ti­tude of hol­i­day cus­toms. Each page has two sen­tences, each with a con­nection to the num­ber eight and the hol­i­day, such as ​“two drei­dels with four sides — that’s eight,” and ​“we’ll give eight presents — I can’t wait” while ​“dad serves eight latkes from the plate.” The read­er clear­ly feels an apprecia­tion of close and lov­ing fam­i­ly rela­tion­ships. Illus­tra­tions are col­or­ful, read­er-friend­ly, and age-appro­pri­ate. This is the newest entry in the ​“Very First Board Book” series from Kar-Ben, join­ing oth­ers which teach about Jew­ish hol­i­days and customs.

Eight is Great is appro­pri­ate for the young­est lis­ten­er, as a read-to. It is rec­om­mend­ed for chil­dren ages one to four and would be valu­able in pre-school classrooms.