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I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Dreidel by Caryn Yacowitz

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I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Dreidel

Caryn Yacowitz

Scholastic Inc. · Print & ebook · August 26, 2014

Reading lane: Holidays & Celebrations / Hanukkah

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Why This Clicks

A Dreidel, Reimagined

A familiar folk song gets a Chanukah feast—and a gallery’s worth of artful mischief.

Come here for

  • A Jewish holiday twist on a wonderfully familiar song
  • Parodies of da Vinci, Vermeer, Hopper, and more

Expect

  • Escalating food-fueled silliness
  • A second layer of humor in the illustrations

Book Details

Authors
Caryn Yacowitz
Publisher
Scholastic Inc.
Published
August 26, 2014
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Holidays & Celebrations / Hanukkah · Jewish Religious Stories
Reading lane
Holidays & Celebrations / Hanukkah

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Publisher Categories

  • Multigenerational Families

  • Holidays & Celebrations / Hanukkah

  • Jewish Religious Stories

About This Book

You've never seen Hanukkah or the "I Know an Old Lady" story like this before . . . through hilarious takes on the world's greatest works of art! A family drives through the snow to visit their beloved bubbe, who spreads out a Chanukah supper for everyone to enjoy. But one dish goes a little wrong:"I know an old lady who swallowed a dreidelA Chanukah dreidel she thought was a bagel...Perhaps it's fatal." Indeed, Bubbe's first bite leads to an insatiable taste for oil, latkes...

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You've never seen Hanukkah or the "I Know an Old Lady" story like this before . . . through hilarious takes on the world's greatest works of art! A family drives through the snow to visit their beloved bubbe, who spreads out a Chanukah supper for everyone to enjoy. But one dish goes a little wrong:"I know an old lady who swallowed a dreidelA Chanukah dreidel she thought was a bagel...Perhaps it's fatal." Indeed, Bubbe's first bite leads to an insatiable taste for oil, latkes, applesauce, gelt -- even menorahs! But as the family tries to distract her from her gluttony, the items she devours grow ever larger. Will they be able to reconnect with her and bring her home for the last night of Chanukah -- or will her feasting in fact be fatal? Beyond the joy of a Jewish take on this most American of folk songs, the illustrations here offer hilarious parodies of great works of art by da Vinci, Rembrandt, Vermeer, Hopper, Rockwell, Matisse, Picasso, and other masters--adding a whole new layer of humor and culture to the familiar tune. You'll love this old lady, and want to visit her every Chanukah for years to come.

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