A cel­e­bra­to­ry sense fills this sweet Hanukkah sto­ry which is geared to preschool chil­dren. Sim­ple rhymes intro­duce aspects of the hol­i­day, such as the meno­rah filled with col­or­ful can­dles, the eight nights of the fes­ti­val, Judah Mac­cabee, the role of the shamash, the drei­del, the food of course, includ­ing latkes and gelt, and the won­der­ful nature of the fam­i­ly gath­er­ings. A two-page glos­sary fol­low­ing the text explains some of the his­to­ry and the tra­di­tions relat­ing to the hol­i­day. The author is well-known and admired for her pre­vi­ous children’s books, as is the illus­tra­tor. Illus­tra­tions are fab­u­lous­ly col­or­ful and exu­ber­ant, exhibit­ing almost a prim­i­tive nature. They are appro­pri­ate for the tar­get­ed audi­ence. Rec­om­mend­ed for preschool– grade 2.