I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Dreidel (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780439915304)

You've never seen Hanukkah or the "I Know an Old Lady" story like this before . . . through hilarious takes on the world's greatest works of art!

A family drives through the snow to visit their beloved bubbe, who spreads out a Chanukah supper for everyone to enjoy. But one dish goes a little wrong: "I know an old lady who swallowed a dreidelA Chanukah dreidel she thought was a bagel...Perhaps it's fatal." Indeed, Bubbe's first bite leads to an insatiable taste for oil, latkes, applesauce, gelt -- even menorahs! But as the family tries to distract her from her gluttony, the items she devours grow ever larger. Will they be able to reconnect with her and bring her home for the last night of Chanukah -- or will her feasting in fact be fatal? Beyond the joy of a Jewish take on this most American of folk songs, the illustrations here offer hilarious parodies of great works of art by da Vinci, Rembrandt, Vermeer, Hopper, Rockwell, Matisse, Picasso, and other masters--adding a whole new layer of humor and culture to the familiar tune. You'll love this old lady, and want to visit her every Chanukah for years to come.

Author: Caryn Yacowitz
ISBN-10: 0439915309
ISBN-13: 9780439915304
Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books
Language: English
Published: 08/26/2014
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.20h x 10.20w x 0.40d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.8
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 169514 / I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Dreidel


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2014
Publishers Weekly 09/15/2014
School Library Journal 10/01/2014 pg. 70
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2014 pg. 55
PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/01/2014 pg. 62
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2015 - Superior,Well Above Average