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The Book of Candles by Laurel Snyder

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The Book of Candles

Eight Poems for Hanukkah

Laurel Snyder

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · September 16, 2025

Reading lane: Holidays & Celebrations / Hanukkah

From Sydney Taylor Award winner and National Jewish Book Award honoree Laurel Snyder comes a warm, reverential, surprising, and fresh story of one very special Hanukkah.

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Why This Clicks

Candlelight and Company

Eight Hanukkah poems make room for candlelight, family rituals, and the ordinary surprises of celebration.

Come here for

  • A warm, reverential take on one family’s Hanukkah
  • Traditions old and new, alongside takeout dinners and flat tires

Expect

  • A child’s questions about candlelight and the words everyone sings
  • A celebration that makes space for both the timeless and timely

Book Details

Authors
Laurel Snyder
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
September 16, 2025
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Holidays & Celebrations / Hanukkah · Jewish Religious Stories
Reading lane
Holidays & Celebrations / Hanukkah

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Publisher Categories

  • Family Stories

  • Holiday & Celebration Stories

  • Holidays & Celebrations / Hanukkah

  • Jewish Religious Stories

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  • Friendship

  • New Experiences

  • Values & Virtues

  • JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Religion & Faith

About This Book

From Sydney Taylor Award winner and National Jewish Book Award honoree Laurel Snyder comes a warm, reverential, surprising, and fresh story of one very special Hanukkah. In a dark, dark room, one thin candle wakes, bursts to life Thus begins the first night of Hanukkah in one child’s home. But what does the light from the candle mean? What are the words everyone is singing? What will each of these eight nights hold? Family and friends, takeout dinners and flat tires, traditi...

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From Sydney Taylor Award winner and National Jewish Book Award honoree Laurel Snyder comes a warm, reverential, surprising, and fresh story of one very special Hanukkah. In a dark, dark room, one thin candle wakes, bursts to life Thus begins the first night of Hanukkah in one child’s home. But what does the light from the candle mean? What are the words everyone is singing? What will each of these eight nights hold? Family and friends, takeout dinners and flat tires, traditions new and old—it’s all part of this year’s timeless, timely holiday celebration.

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