FICTION

Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins: Gift Edition

by Eric A Kimmel (text) & illus. by Trina Schart Hyman

Holiday House. Oct. 2022. 32p. Tr $24.99. ISBN 9780823452552.

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K-Gr 4–For more than 30 years, this clever story of a folk hero outwitting dreadful goblins has been a staple of Hanukkah celebrations. In a haunting tale with a warm heart, Hershel of Ostropol arrives at a village on the first night of Hanukkah but finds the villagers too afraid to light a single candle!

VERDICT A welcome reissue that lights up holiday nights as few other books can.

Reviewed by Kimberly Olson Fakih , Nov 25, 2022

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