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Lemony Snicket
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Pages: 48 (Hardcover)
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
ISBN: 1932416870
Pub: McSweeney's
Pub date: 2007-11-19
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 252248
Reader Reviews:
There's a kind of hash (3/3 people found this helpful)
[To the tune of "There's a Kind of Hush (All Over the World)" as recorded by Herman's Hermits and The Carpenters.]
There's a kind of hash, in Lemony's world, that's right
In Lemony's world, you can hear the sound of a latke with lungs
If you know what I mean
Just potato mush, with onions and egg, and fried
There's no better way, than the Hanukah way, with the latke that cried
So read it very carefully
Closely now and you will see what I mean
The latke that screamed
Between the silly bits you'll see
That there's a lot of history
On the Jews, and Hanukah's meaning
Yes there's a kind of hash, in Lemony's world, all right
In Lemony's world, you can learn a lot, from Hanukah lore
Seriously now, this deceptively simple little book effectively illustrates the difference between Hanukah and Christmas for those of us who weren't too sure before (and were afraid to ask).
Through funny exchanges with other objects and some delightful illustrations by Lisa Brown, "Snicket" brings out the significance of Hanukah by comparing the traditions of Christmas with the miraculous defeat of Antiochus IV at the hands of the Maccabees, the subsequent re-dedication of the temple, and the oil that burned for eight days.
The book ends in true dramatic Snicket fashion, with a kind of hush.
Educational, yet entertaining, this is a good, albeit brief, book for everyone.
Amanda Richards
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