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Hershel and the Hanukkah goblins

Relates how Hershel outwits the goblins that haunt the old synagogue and prevent the village people from celebrating Hanukkah.

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Main Author:	Kimmel, Eric A.
Other Authors:	Hyman, Trina Schart (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Holiday House, c1989.
Subjects:	Hanukkah > Juvenile fiction. Goblins > Juvenile fiction. Caldecott honor book. Hanukkah fiction > Juvenile.
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Summary:	Relates how Hershel outwits the goblins that haunt the old synagogue and prevent the village people from celebrating Hanukkah.
Physical Description:	[32] p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
ISBN:	0823407691 9780823431946
Author Notes:	Eric Kimmel was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1946. He received a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Lafayette College. He also has a Ph.D. in Education from the University of Illinois. He was an elementary school teacher and college professor before becoming a full-time writer. He has published over fifty titles, many of which have won state and national awards. His titles "Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins" won the Caldecott Honor Medal, "The Chanukkah Guest" and "Gershon's Monster" won the Sydney Taylor Picture Book Award and "Anansi and the Talking Melon" won the Utah Children's Choice Award. Kimmel travels nationally and internationally visiting schools and talking about his books and telling stories. (Bowker Author Biography)