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Play along with Hanukkah Book Bingo to celebrate the holiday! Print the image, read books from these categories to mark your Bingo card, and try to get 3 in a row. Suggested titles are below to make it easy for you. Happy Hanukkah! MOVABLE BOOKS Pop-up books, lift-the-flap books, and other books with movable parts or special features. Chanukah Bugs by David A. Carter Spin the Dreidel by Alexandra Cooper I Love You a Latke: A Touch-and-Feel Book by Joan Holub Where Is Baby's Dreidel? by Karen Katz Eight Nights of Lights by Leslie Kimmelman Flip Flop Hanukkah by Danny Paller Chanukah Lights by Michael J. Rosen My First Menorah by Selina Yoon JEWS OF COLOR Books with protagonists or side characters who are Jews of Color. Antlers with Candles by Chris Barash Queen of the Hanukkah Dosas by Pamela Ehrenberg Celebrate Hanukkah: With Light, Latkes, and Dreidels by Deborah Heiligman The Eight Knights of Hanukkah by Leslie Kimmelman Hanukkah at Monica's by Varda Livney The Extraordinar...

Jewish Book Month takes place during the 30 days leading up to Hanukkah, which this year begins on December 7, 2023. Because we are all in dire need of some Jewish joy right now, I will be posting about  books that brings me #JewishJoy each day from November 7 all the way to the end of Hanukkah on December 15. Each recommendation will include a link to further information about the book, whether a book review, an author website, or a past episode of The Book of Life podcast. To see my #JewishJoy recommendations as they come out, please follow The Book of Life on Facebook , on Instagram , or on Twitter .  I will compile all titles and links here on the blog after Hanukkah is over.

LISTEN TO THE PODCAST     |    READ THE TRANSCRIPT     |    PURCHASE OR BORROW THE BOOK     🕮    Emily Bowen Cohen is a Jewish member of the Muscogee Nation. Her debut graphic novel, Two Tribes, explores the complexities that come with having a dual identity. I can't think of a better book to read in November, which is both Jewish Book Month and Native American Heritage Month.  LEARN MORE: Emily Bowen Cohen's website and Instagram Emily's Tikkun Olam suggestion: Be'chol Lashon Emily's Israel book suggestion: Lon-Lon's Big Night by Miri Leshem-Pelly Heartdrum imprint at HarperCollins Jewish Book Month Native American Heritage Month CREDITS: Produced by Feldman Children's Library at Congregation B'nai Israel Co-sponsored by the Association of Jewish Libraries Sister podcast: Nice Jewish Books Theme Music: The Freilachmakers Klezmer String Band Facebook Discussion Group: Jewish Kidl...