Illustrated by Elivia Savadier
Abrams Books, 2005
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Told in the style of “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” this joyful poem captures all the excitement of the holiday celebrated with family and friends.
Why I wrote this book
Since I had so much fun writing Runaway Dreidel! which uses the rhythm and rhyme of “The Night Before Christmas,” I decided to do it again! This time I wrote a poem about Chanukah modeled after “The Twelve Days of Christmas.” Try singing it!
Excerpt
On the first night of Chanukah
I clap my hands to see:
a present waiting for me.On the second night of Chanukah
I clap my hands to see:
two Maccabees and a present waiting for me.On the third night of Chanukah
I clap my hands to see…© 2004 Lesléa Newman