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The dreidel that wouldn't spin a toyshop tale of Hanukkah

The most beautiful dreidel a shopkeeper has ever seen will not spin for the two children who insist they must own it, but perhaps it would spin for a child with the true spirit of Hanukkah in his heart.

Main Author: Simpson, Martha Seif, 1954-
Other Authors: Bernhard, Durga (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Bloomington, Indiana : Wisdom Tales, 2014.
Subjects:
Dreidel (Game) > Juvenile fiction.
Hanukkah > Juvenile fiction.
Self-interest > Juvenile fiction.
Respect > Juvenile fiction.
Miracles > Juvenile fiction.
Toy stores > Juvenile fiction.
Jews > Juvenile fiction.
Hanukkah fiction > Juvenile.
Summary: The most beautiful dreidel a shopkeeper has ever seen will not spin for the two children who insist they must own it, but perhaps it would spin for a child with the true spirit of Hanukkah in his heart.
Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations 27 cm
ISBN: 9781937786281 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1937786285 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Author Notes: Martha Seif Simpson is an author and children's librarian. She has served as the Head of Children's Services at the Stratford Library Association in Stratford, CT for the last twenty years. She is the author of five professional books for teachers and librarians. Her first children's book What NOT to Give Your Mom on Mother's Day was released in 2013. She lives in Hamden, CT. D. Yael Bernhard is an award-winning illustrator and author of many fiction and non-fiction books for children, including natural science titles and multicultural folktales. She is also a children's teacher of Hebrew, Judaics, and illustration. Ms. Bernhard is also a fine artist known for her religious and family-themed pieces. She lives in Shandaken, NY.

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