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Happy Llamakkah!: A Hanukkah Story (Board book)

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By Laura Gehl, Lydia Nichols (Illustrator)
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Description


Celebrate Hanukkah with the Llama family in Happy Llamakkah!, a joyful, rhyming picture book.
 
Follow along with the Llama family’s Hanukkah traditions as they light their menorah, spin the dreidel, fry latkes, and more.
 
Laura Gehl’s lively rhyming text and Lydia Nichols’s vibrant illustrations make for a festive read. The book also features kid-friendly back matter, with expanded information on the holiday’s history and traditions.
 
“The book’s funny premise—llama plus Hanukkah equal Llamakkah—pays off with an entertaining story of a llama family celebrating the Festival of Lights.” —Horn Book
 
“A family of llamas observe Llamakkah in this brightly colored picture book that reminds readers about the coziness and joy of that Jewish holiday.” —School Library Journal
 
Also available:
Happy Owl-oween!: A Halloween Story
 

About the Author


Laura Gehl is the author of 20 books for young readers, including One Big Pair of Underwear (Charlotte Zolotow Highly Commended Title, International Literacy Association Honor Book, Booklist Books for Youth Editors’ Choice); the Peep and Egg series (Parents’ Choice Recommendation, Children’s Choice Book Award Finalist); My Pillow Keeps Moving (Junior Library Guild selection, New York Public Library Best Books of 2018 selection); and I Got a Chicken for My Birthday (Kirkus Best Picture Books of 2018 selection). Her recent picture book, Except When They Don’t, received a starred review from School Library Journal, and the fourth title in her Baby Scientist board book series, Baby Paleontologist, received a starred review from Kirkus. Gehl lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland, with her husband and four children.  

Praise For…


"The book’s funny premise—llama plus Hanukkah equal Llamakkah— pays off with an entertaining story of a llama family celebrating the Festival of Lights."
— Horn Book Magazine

"A family of llamas observe Llamakkah in this brightly colored picture book that reminds readers about the coziness and joy of that Jewish holiday." 
— School Library Journal

Product Details
ISBN: 9781419743153
ISBN-10: 1419743155
Publisher: Abrams Appleseed
Publication Date: September 20th, 2022
Pages: 22
Language: English