This new addi­tion to the Dear Drag­on series of ​“Begin­ning-to-Read” titles, begun over thir­ty years ago by Mar­garet Hillert, is very strange. Reviewed here as a library edi­tion, it includes ​“an instruc­tion­al note to care­givers, a word list, and activ­i­ties to pro­mote read­ing suc­cess.” How­ev­er, except for the use of the word Hanukkah in the title and at the end, none of the objects for Hanukkah shown in this very ear­ly begin­ning read­er are iden­ti­fied! The read­er sees the boy and drag­on go to vis­it a friend and his father who are wear­ing yarmulkes, the friend’s moth­er mak­ing rather hard-to-rec­og­nize pota­to pan­cakes, the boy light­ing the can­dles of a meno­rah, and the two boys and the drag­on play­ing with a drei­del, but these objects are not ever iden­ti­fied in the text when they are shown. Only at the back of the book, where there is an activ­i­ty for read­ing rein­force­ment, are these words list­ed, and not with iden­ti­fy­ing pic­tures. Clear­ly the series is attempt­ing to include only cer­tain sim­ple words and adding new ones would not go with the pro­gram. The car­toon-like col­or illus­tra­tions are very engag­ing, but at a price of over $18.00, this book is only rec­om­mend­ed for schools and read­ing programs.