Name: Meet the Latkes
ISBN: 9780451479129

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

Hanukkah, Slightly Mixed Up

A goofy Hanukkah read turns a family’s garbled retelling into affectionate holiday comedy.

Come here for

Potato-pancake relatives with wonderfully misplaced confidence
Hanukkah humor built around a very confused version of the story

Expect

A playful family read with a dog trying to get a word in
Mighty Mega Bees, giant dreidels, and cheerful confusion

Book Details

Authors: Alan Silberberg
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Published: October 16, 2018
Format: Hardcover
Theme: Holidays & Celebrations / Hanukkah · Jewish Religious Stories
Reading lane: Holidays & Celebrations / Hanukkah

Affinity

Publisher Categories

Family Stories
Holidays & Celebrations / Hanukkah
Jewish Religious Stories

About This Book

Imagine James Marshall's The Stupids celebrating Hanukkah, and you'd get the Latke family! Lucy Latke's family is just like yours or mine. Except that they're potato pancakes. And also, they are completely clueless. After lighting the menorah and gobbling the gelt, Grandpa Latke tells everyone the Hanukkah story, complete with mighty Mega Bees who use a giant dreidel to fight against the evil alien potatoes from Planet Chhh. It's up to the Latke family dog to set the record...

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Imagine James Marshall's The Stupids celebrating Hanukkah, and you'd get the Latke family! Lucy Latke's family is just like yours or mine. Except that they're potato pancakes. And also, they are completely clueless. After lighting the menorah and gobbling the gelt, Grandpa Latke tells everyone the Hanukkah story, complete with mighty Mega Bees who use a giant dreidel to fight against the evil alien potatoes from Planet Chhh. It's up to the Latke family dog to set the record straight. (To start with, they were Maccabees, not Mega Bees ...) But he'll have to get the rest of the Latkes to listen to him first!