discover that the true meaning of
Christmas is joining with loved
ones to celebrate the joy of being
together. From the creator of Peanut
Butter & Cupcake, this Christmas
story delivers heart, humor and
plenty of “punny” holiday cheer.

7. The Missing Letters:
A Dreidel Story
with The Very Hungry Caterpillar
making an appearance alongside
each one. This sweet little book is
the perfect Christmas present for
readers young and old.

9. Trolls Holiday The Deluxe
Junior Novelization
By: David Lewman
Ages: 8-11
By: Renee Londner
Ages: 4-9
It’s almost Hanukkah and the
dreidel-maker’s shop is busy. But
all is not well for the four Hebrew
letters that
will soon
go on the
wooden tops. The
Heys, the
Nuns and
the Shins are
jealous of
everyone’s favorite letter, the Gimel. They
decide to hide the Gimels so that
the dreidel-maker can’t use them.

But then, the other letters learn that
the Hanukkah story wouldn’t be
complete without the Gimels! Is it
too late for the missing letters to be
found? 8. Merry Christmas from the
Very Hungry Caterpillar
By: Eric Carle
Ages: 3-5
Join The Very Hungry Caterpillar
for a celebration of all that is festive
during the
holiday season.

The book
is full of
Eric Carle’s
bright, colorful
artwork of
Christmas delights—from presents to
snowflakes and even Santa Claus—
When the eternally optimistic
Poppy, queen of the Trolls, learns
that the
Bergens no
longer have
any holidays
on their
calendar, she enlists
the help
of Bridget,
her new
mismatched bestie and
the rest of the gang on a delightfully
quirky mission to fix something that
the Bergens don’t think is broken.

You can’t stop the music when
DreamWorks’ Trolls arrives just in
time for the holidays.

10. Queen of the
Hanukkah Dosas
By: Anjan Sarkar
Ages: 4-7
In this sweet and humorous pic-
ture book, a multi-cultural fam-
ily (Mom’s Indian; Dad’s Jewish)
celebrate Hanukkah
while in-
corporating traditional
Indian food.

Instead of latkes,
this family
celebrates Hanukkah with tasty Indian dosas.

To her brother’s chagrin, little Sadie
won’t stop climbing on everything
both at home and at the Indian gro-
cery store, even while preparing the
dosas. As the family puts the finish-
ing touches on their holiday prepa-
rations, they accidentally get locked
out of the house. Sadie and her
climbing skills just may be exactly
what is needed to save the day.

11. A World of Cookies for
Santa: Follow Santa’s Tasty
Trip Around the World
By: M.E. Furman
Ages: 4-7
This story takes readers across the
globe to see all the treats that await
Santa on
Christmas Eve. Head
to the
Philippines, where
children leave out
“puto seko” cookies and ginger tea
for Santa; jet to Russia for a honey-
spice cookie; then set out for Malawi
for a sweet potato cookie! When
you’ve returned home, the journey’s
still not over—M. E. Furman
provides recipes for children to
bake some of Santa’s cookies for
themselves. 12. Way Too Many Latkes:
A Hanukkah in Chelm
By: Linda Glaser
Ages: 3-8
Faigel makes
the best
Hanukkah latkes in
Chelm, but
somehow, this year,
she’s forgotten how to make them! She
sends her husband, Shmuel, to ask
the rabbi for help. And in Chelm,
the village of fools, this becomes a
recipe for disaster!
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