Description
No Jacket. The book is paper over boards. The front cover is the candle lit menorah, the book has illustrations on every page. This is a first edition as the number “1” is present in number line on the copyright page. This is a prefect first book for toddlers and young children who are beginning to recognize the familiar objects we see during the eight days of Chanukah – the candles glowing in the menorah, the spinning dreidel, the delicious latkes and Chanukah gelt, and much more.
About the author:
Tomie dePaola was best known for his books for children. He has written and/or illustrated over 270 books. Nearly 25 million copies of his books have been sold. His work have been recognized with the Smithson Medal from the Smithsonian Institution, and the Society of Illustrators Original Art Show Lifetime Achievement Award. The American Library Association honored him with the Caldecott Honor and Newbery Honor awards, and the Children’s Literature Legacy Award (called the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award until June, 2018) for “substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children.” He lived in New Hampshire, and worked in a 200-year-old renovated barn. He died on March 30, 2020.
