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Kimmel, Eric A.

Simon and the Bear: A Hanukkah Tale

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Matthew Trueman. Young immigrant Simon travels to America aboard a ship that sinks on Hanukkah. He gives another passenger his lifeboat spot and camps out on an iceberg. Sharing latkes with a polar bear pays off in body heat and fish; his Hanukkah candles catch the attention of a passing ship. Illustrations with frequent images of light in darkness evoke the Hanukkah spirit.

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