Where Do Diggers Celebrate Hanukkah?

by Brianna Caplan Sayres, Christian Slade (Illustrator)

Overview

Celebrate Hanukkah with your favorite Diggers! For fans of the bestselling Where Do Diggers Sleep at Night? and its companion holiday vehicle books.

It's Hanukkah! How do you celebrate? Do you light the menorah? Play dreidel with your friends? How about eating latkes and sufganiyot? Read all about diggers, cranes, cement mixers—and more—enjoying fun and festive Hanukkah nights after the sun sets!

Children who can't get enough of trucks will love all the books in the bestselling Where Do... series.

Where Do Diggers Sleep at Night?
Where Do Diggers Celebrate Christmas?
Where Do Diggers Trick or Treat?
Where Do Diggers Take Vacation?
Where Do Diggers Say I Love You?
Where Do Steam Trains Sleep at Night?
Where Do Jet Planes Sleep at Night?
Where Do Speedboats Sleep at Night?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780593646700
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	09/26/2023
Series:	Where Do...Series
Pages:	22
Sales rank:	277,977
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 6.00(h) x 0.54(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 3 Years

About the Author

BRIANNA CAPLAN SAYRES is thrilled to be living her childhood dream of being a children's book author. She is the proud author of the bestselling WHERE DO DIGGERS SLEEP AT NIGHT? series and others. Brianna is also proud to be the founder of Intergalactic Afikoman, a new publisher of Jewish children's books whose goal is to publish "out-of-this-world Jewish books for today's Jewish kids". Brianna lives with her husband and her two future astronauts in her hometown, Seattle, Washington.

CHRISTIAN SLADE's classic, distinctive art style can be found in picture books, novels, and graphic novels for children. He holds an MA in illustration from Syracuse University, as well as a BFA in drawing and animation from the University of Central Florida. He lives with his wife and two children in Florida.

Editorial Reviews

09/01/2023

PreS-K—The diggers and the rest of their friends are back, this time to celebrate Hanukkah. Each spread asks, in four lines of rhyming text, where a different vehicle celebrates Hanukkah, then replies with an answer in question form. "Where do diggers celebrate Hanukkah after digging rocks and soil? Does mom dig up the ancient jar that held the precious oil?" The text continues in this vein, mentioning all the salient Hanukkah traditions, including menorahs, dreidels, gelt, latkes, presents, and the story. It ends with all the trucks celebrating. On the final page, a child sleeps with the toy trucks in a bin. Oddly, on some pages the first line is truncated and skips the word, "Hanukkah," which makes the flow and repetition awkward. The personified, google-eyed, brightly colored trucks inhabit the full-bleed spreads and provide interest and color. Backgrounds are engaging, and a little mouse, some cats, and a dog show up on several spreads. VERDICT This does not explain the holiday but will delight vehicle fans. Buy where the series is popular or more simple Hanukkah books are needed for the truck-loving set.—Amy Lilien-Harper

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