Barnyard Bubbe's Hanukkah

by Joni Klein-Higger, Barbara Sharf, Monica Gutierrez (Illustrator)

Overview

Neigh! Oink! Bah! Whimsical farm animals leave presents for Bubbe during Hanukkah. What will Bubbe do with these thoughtful gifts?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781541565555
Publisher:	Lerner Publishing Group
Publication date:	09/01/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	12
File size:	6 MB
Age Range:	3 - 5 Years

About the Author

Joni Klein-Higger is an award-winning children's book author, songwriter, and musical theater playwright. Joni's songs have been featured in motion pictures, and her children's songs and musicals can be frequently heard in schools across the country. Joni lives in Tampa Bay, Florida.
Barbara Sharf is a children’s book author and actor who loves writing fun, quirky picture books. Her love for animals frequently shines through in her work. Just ask her dog, Sophie! Originally from Philadelphia, Barbara now lives in Tampa Bay, Florida. This is her first children’s book.
Monica Gutierrez has been drawing since she was little. She loves building bridges with children through her illustrations. She lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Editorial Reviews

"It’s a fun read-aloud, and little ones will enjoy guessing which animal makes each of the sounds." — Washington Post on Parenting Blog

From the Publisher

2019-08-26
Barnyard Bubbe makes latkes and applesauce out of the ingredients delivered by her farm-animal friends.

This board book invites readers to play two simultaneous guessing games: Which animal has left each food item, and why are they leaving them at Barnyard Bubbe's door? On each night of Hanukkah, Barnyard Bubbe discovers different gifted food, and each night she asks, "Oh, my. Who has left this for me?" It's a mystery to the readers, too, save the swish of a chicken's tail, for example, which is accompanied by the word "Bwak." The final double-page spread reveals the culmination of the animals' gifts and Barnyard Bubbe's hard work: those latkes with applesauce, of course. Klein-Higger and Sharf's text follows a repeated, rhyming pattern that is largely successful until it falls apart on the last two pages. There is no inclusion of the religious aspects of Hanukkah, and the only related symbol is the menorah at the end. Gutierrez's Bubbe looks the part of a stereotypical white grandmother, down to the apron and granny glasses. The illustrations vary little except for the changing animal part, limiting engagement in Barnyard Bubbe's world. The anthropomorphized animals at the end are cute enough but lackluster. Overall, a sweet, secular book for Hanukkah.

Formulaic but fun. (Board book. 2-4)

Kirkus Reviews