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Hanukkah Pajamakkahs

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Hilarious and celebratory, there's no better way to celebrate Hanukkah with the whole family. Even better if the whole family is wearing matching pajamakkahs.

A lively picture book celebrating holiday traditions, the patience of parenting, sibling relationships, and children's fondness for pajamas, along with a fun, read-aloud, new book to help everyone celebrate the holiday together – in, or out, of pajamakkahs.

When Ruthie receives pajamakkahs for Hanukkah, she loves them so much she refuses to take them off—for all eight nights. But as they get smeared and stained, splattered and smudged, Ruthie's determined to show her parents she can stay spotless.

With globs of humor, a big splatter of love, and out of the gift-box creativity, Hanukkah Pajamakkahs is a fresh, new celebration of a special holiday.

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ISBN-13:	9781728284576
Publisher:	Sourcebooks
Publication date:	09/03/2024
Pages:	40
Sales rank:	28,047
Product dimensions:	10.20(w) x 10.10(h) x 0.50(d)
Lexile:	AD570L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 7 Years

About the Author

Dara Henry is a former elementary school teacher. She currently lives in California with her husband, three children, and a cat.

Olga and Aleksey Ivanov are renowned children's book illustrators and classically trained commercial artists from Russia. This talented husband-and-wife team immigrated to the United States in 2002 and have been in high demand ever since. In all, the two have illustrated over 80 children's books, three of which have sold more than 100,000 copies.

They work and live together with their son Ivan and fluffy Samoyed dog Misha in their artist studio in the foothills just outside of Denver, Colorado. Olga and Aleksey (better known in the publishing business and art world as "O&A Ivanovs") are very much a team. They met in art school in Moscow and have collaborated ever since. When they are not illustrating, they can be found hiking in the back country of the Colorado Rockies, taking in the inspiration that this amazing tableau has offered artists from around the world for centuries.

Olga and Aleksey Ivanov are renowned children's book illustrators and classically trained commercial artists. This talented husband-and-wife team immigrated to the United States in 2002 and have been in high demand ever since. In all, the two have illustrated over 80 children's books, three of which have sold more than 100,000 copies.

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07/29/2024
When curly headed Ruthie gets her own wonderful “Pajamakkahs” to wear at her pale-skinned family’s Hanukkah pajama party, she insists on wearing them every night of the holiday, promising to keep them “spotless” until the eighth-night event. Pencil- and watercolor-style digital artwork by the illustrators Ivanov join with onomatopoeia-punctuated text by Henry to depict how Ruthie’s good intentions clash with her natural exuberance. On each night, the pajamas (printed with a robot lighting a menorah) get a little messier, bearing streaks of latke oil and squishes of sufganiyot jelly. Still, strictly speaking—at least for Ruthie—there are no “spots” until the eighth night, which the gently bustling work calls “a Hanukkah miracle.” Background characters are portrayed with various skin tones. Ages 4–7. (Sept.)

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"An upbeat holiday tale." — Kirkus Reviews

"Henry excites readers to see what happens next... A fun title spotlighting Hanukkah. " — School Library Journal

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09/01/2024
PreS-Gr 3—On the first night of Hanukkah, rosy-cheeked Ruthie opens her present and is delighted to find a pair of Hanukkah-themed pajamas, or "Pajamakkahs!" Against the wishes of her parents, Ruthie decides she wants to wear her pajamas for eight days straight, as long as they don't get stained before the Hanukkah Pajamakkah party. "Just make sure you keep them spotless for the party," Ruthie's mom advises her. Ruthie thinks, "If the oil could last 8 nights, so could her Hanukkah pajamakkahs!" Over the course of the night, and then the following seven days, Ruthie's pajamakkahs meet "Kersplat!" and "Drip!" and "Crinkle!"—and more. Henry excites readers to see what happens next while Ruthie attempts to remain spotless for the duration of the holiday. The Ivanovs' effective depiction of crashes and splashes enhance the story as the miracle of Ruthie's untidy Hanukkah Pajamakkahs unfolds. VERDICT A fun title spotlighting Hanukkah.—Kimberly Filmore

School Library Journal

2024-08-03
An unusual Hanukkah miracle.
On the first night of Hanukkah, Ruthie’s parents give her a pair of holiday-themed “pajamakkahs.” Dad says that she can wear them to the family’s “Hanukkah Pajamakkah Party” on the eighth night. Ruthie wants to wear them “all eight nights.” Mom agrees but tells her to keep them “spotless.” Despite Ruthie’s precautions, she accrues myriad stains as she helps cook latkes, lights the menorah, does arts and crafts, and crashes into a pile of jelly doughnuts. But there are no spots here, says Ruthie—just “streaks,” “splotches,” “sparkles,” and “squishes.” On the final night of Hanukkah, the whole family and even the dog sport pajamakkahs of their own. Mom’s aghast at Ruthie’s pj’s. Dad says it’s a miracle they lasted eight nights, but he sees spots. “Dotted, not spotted,” Ruthie counters. Other, racially diverse, pajama-clad family members arrive. Ruthie twirls the dreidel and, inexplicably, causes a whirlwind, upending latkes, art supplies, and more. Are those spots on Ruthie’s pajamakkahs at last? Finally, Ruthie says, “a Hanukkah miracle!” This thinly plotted, only mildly amusing story is rife with logical holes. Even the youngest readers won’t believe Ruthie’s parents didn’t insist the badly soiled pj’s should get tossed in the washer sooner. It isn’t clear what’s so miraculous about Ruthie’s dirty jammies, and the child’s literalness wears thin. The cheerful, digitally created illustrations feature familiar Hanukkah symbols but are otherwise undistinguished. Ruthie and her immediate family are pale-skinned.
An upbeat holiday tale marred by spotty logic.(Picture book. 4-7)

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