{"product_id":"eight-sweet-nights-a-festival-of-lights","title":"Eight Sweet Nights, A Festival of Lights","description":"\u003cp\u003eA warm and yummy Hanukkah-themed picture book about the joys of coming together to celebrate with family and food.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s time to start counting sleeps—Hanukkah is coming! Shimmering, shining, sparkling. Eight sweet nights, a festival of lights.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet in a cozy house full of latkes, applesauce, sufganiyot, and other Hanukkah holiday treats, this warm and emotional story highlights the importance and joy of passing along traditions from one generation to the next, and making new traditions too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChildren can also learn about the meaning of their holiday, with informative side notes on each page to give a brief explanation of words found at Hanukkah, such as Maccabees, hanukkiyah, shamash, and gelt. An afterword from the author provides even more historical background to the holiday, making this a book to take from the shelves year after year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDetails:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 Pieces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAges: 3 - 7\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e8-1\/2 x 11\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWritten by: Charlotte Offsay\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIllustrated by: Menahem Halberstadt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Authors:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCHARLOTTE OFFSAY\u003c\/b\u003e was born in England, grew up in Boston, and currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two small children. Through her work, Charlotte hopes to make children laugh, to inspire curiosity, and to create a magical world her readers can lose themselves in time and time again. Her books include \u003ci\u003eA Grandma’s Magic; Eight Sweet Nights, A Festival of Lights; The Big Beach Cleanup; \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHow to Return a Monster\u003c\/i\u003e. Learn more about Charlotte’s work at charlotteoffsay.com and follow her on Twitter at @COffsay and on Instagram at @picturebookrecommendations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"seemoreenable\" id=\"seemore-0\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"overview\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMENAHEM HALBERSTADT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an illustrator, cartoonist, and art director based in Israel. His work includes the illustrations for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEight Sweet Nights, A Festival of Lights\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSoosie: The Horse That Saved Shabat\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a National Jewish Book Award finalist and received a starred review from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45766164086893,"sku":"9780593808726","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0910\/1550\/files\/81VozX7pIZL._SY522.jpg?v=1788369291","url":"https:\/\/aliswagon.com\/products\/eight-sweet-nights-a-festival-of-lights","provider":"Ali's Wagon","version":"1.0","type":"link"}