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Markel, Michelle

Hanukkah Hamster

32 pp. | Sleeping Bear | September, 2018 | Trade ISBN 978-1-58536-399-5 $16.99
(2) K-3 Illustrated by André Ceolin. During the Hanukkah season, Edgar finds a hamster left in his taxicab. He tells "Chickpea" all about his life in Tel Aviv (and shares hamster smartphone pix with his family back in Israel) and feels less lonesome while lighting the Hanukkah candles in his now not-quite-as-empty apartment. Edgar eventually finds the hamster's owners--and makes two more friends in the process. Warmhearted, unfussy illustrations keep this fanciful Hanukkah tale grounded in a contemporary city.
Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2018

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