Oskar and the eight blessings

A young Jewish refugee from Nazi Germany arrives in New York City on the seventh night of Hanukkah and receives small acts of kindness while exploring the city.

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Main Authors: Simon, Richard, 1959-, Simon, T. R. (Tanya R.) (Author)
Other Authors: Siegel, Mark, 1967- (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2015.
Edition:First edition
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Summary:A young Jewish refugee from Nazi Germany arrives in New York City on the seventh night of Hanukkah and receives small acts of kindness while exploring the city.
Physical Description:40 unnumbered pages : illistrations color ; 29 cm
ISBN:9781596439498 (hardback)
1596439491 (hardback)
Author Notes:

Richard Simon and Tanya Simon are a husband-and-wife writing team. Richard is chair of the language department at an independent school and is co-author of a successful off-Broadway play. Tanya is co-author of the children's novel Zora and Me , winner of a Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award for New Talent. They live in Westchester, New York. Oskar and the Eight Blessings is their first picture book.


Mark Siegel has illustrated a number of picture books, including the Texas Bluebonnet winner Seadogs with Lisa Wheeler and the Siebert Honor book To Dance , with his wife, Siena Cherson Siegel. He wrote and illustrated the New York Times bestselling graphic novel Sailor Twain, Or the Mermaid in the Hudson . He lives in New York with his family.