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I even learned more about Hanukkah from reading this book. I think my students will enjoy the sticker book too!

This book is a definite must have in any home not just a Jewish home. The book helps Jewish kids realize there is nothing wrong with celebrating a holiday other than Christmas and it helps non-Jewish kids understand everyone is different and special in their own way.

This is another important book in the growing list of books about Hannukah for children and adults Jewish and non-Jewish alike. Bravo, Howard!

This book has everything: song lyrics, recipes, dance moves, stories to read, art projects, hanukkah blessings. Very recommended.

My husband is Jewish, but I and my son are not, so as we celebrated Hanukkah this year, we wanted to get a book that would be interesting to everyone. We originally found the book at the library. It is wonderful book and has everything we were looking for: music (Hannukah songs and the tunes for the blessings), poems, stories, recipes, games and of course the Blessings with the words in both English and Hebrew. The illustrations are colorful and really reflect the joy of Hanukkah. We liked it so much that we purchased it so that we can make it a part of our Hanukkah tradition.

My daughter loved it when I read this book to her. Dolores wakes up early on her birthday and is full of anticipation of the party that she will have later in the day. She is full of energy and does everything she needs to do to prepare. Of course, her mind is on the presents, so her parents need to remind her to mind her manners. The party goes well until the guests discover her cat and chase it around the house. They collide with Dolores' father and the cake falls on the floor. The parents then get a "cake pizza" and the day is saved.
There are many lessons in this book for young children. Being a good hostess at your party, helping your parents prepare for major events and recovering from disappointment are the three major ones. I highly recommend this book for very young children.

This book is the best for children and adults of all ages. It catches the real story of children and how they are at birthday parties. It is funny. My child says, "Read it again, Mom!" What more could you ask for?

My son enjoys the repetition of the story. On each page the scientist attempts to assemble the pieces in the box. He has many failures before he finally succeeds. The illustrations by Warren Linn really makes the book funny.

Aside from the fact that my uncle illustrated this book (go Uncle Warren!) How could you not love this book? It's a great children's story with beautiful, modern and colorful illustrations.

Adorable book which I gave to my daughter for easter. I think she really enjoys all the textures displayed; I know I do. I wish I had this book as a child. And its short in sweet, enough text and pictures to capture the minds of infants on up.

My daughter had been obsessed with the Sparkle and Shimmer series since she was 9 months. She loves to touch all the different textures. The pictures and text are all simple and appealing. We never get tired of these books and have read them about 10000 times!

even i am 11 years old . i still love this book so much.
my mom got it when i was little . i hope you love it too.

welcome to fright night! mr. morton's third graders have invited their parents to the party to visit the classroom. but the ghosts are crashing the party!

If you love sitting down at the piano and playing Christmas Carols, this book is a wonderful change of pace. The arrangements are quite unusual, with jazz influences, but quite recognizable, and singable. Since I love to sight read, these were challenging, but not difficult. Usually, by the third verse, I had all the notes right. The photos are beautiful, and all the major carols are included. In addition, there were a few unfamiliar carols. The words to all the verses are on the facing page if anyone wants to sing along. A real pleasure to the eyes and ears!

This is a beautiful book and gives us the words and music to 18 popular Christmas Carols. The arrangements are for piano, guitar and recorder. I personally had less than a year of piano, but can slowly pick out a few of these pieces. I'm sure that someone with just a little more training would be able to play everything.

My friend Jan, gave me this as a Christmas gift because I love to sing and it reminded us of a time when a group of friends spent time around the piano singing carols together. One of the nice points about this book is that in many cases up to 6 verses of the songs are given so that you can spend as much time as you like on your favorite carols without repeating the words.

What really makes this book exceptional are the wonderful illustrations that accompany each composition. These are of paintings that are in the National Gallery in London. A few of the pieces are: Christ Glorified in Heaven by Fra Angelico; The Madonna of Humility by Lippo di Dalmasio; and A Winter Scene by Isack van Ostade. The index of the book gives the artist, and a bit of information on each of the paintings.

I highly recommend this book to musicians and anyone interested in art.

This book would be excellent for any reference or school library- the author investigates the background of many of the traditions around Valentine's Day. Simple to read and follow, it would be great for adult or teenager- I am looking forward to reviewing some of the histories and legends around the other holidays in her series!

In only 64 pages the author traces the origins of today's Valentine's Day back to the pre-Christian Roman festival of Lupercalia, and finds the connections to various courting customs and symbols through the ages. Although small, the book is no lightweight -- it's packed with apparently well-researched and detailed information. The monochrome illustrations that accompany the text are appropriately sparing. There are plenty of other books with lots of big, colorful pictures but none with as much information conveyed so clearly and pleasantly in so little space!

Actually, I haven't read this book---my daughter did. To me. Shes a beginning reader and did quite well. She was able to enjoy the story and read it capably---which says something, I think, about the excellent quality of the author. The illustrations were fun, too. Henry's cousin, Annie, "deserves" a nice pet. Search out the perfect pet for her with Henry and his parents.

My name is Morgan ...... and I am six years old. I have read all of the Henry and Mudge books and this one is my all time favorite. I am a big pet fan and Annie finding the perfect pet (she got to choose from a bunch) made me very happy. I could not wait to turn the pages and find out which pet Annie would pick. I was very happy that she choose the cute white bunny. Henry and Mudge books are the best! And my mom loves them too!