Winter Blessings: Warm Tales from The Village (The Village Life)

Delightful Chanukah tales your family will enjoy again and againFinalist for the National Jewish Book Award for Family Literature!The Lethal Latkes is not a murder mystery. It concerns some awful-tasting latkes (potato pancakes) and what you might call another Hanukkah miracle: love. - The New York TimesWhether you spell it Hanukkah or Chanukah most books only have one story. This book goes to eleven!Funny Silly Heartwarming Delicious!Izzy Abrahmsons holiday stories have been enjoyed by readers and listeners around the world. This book collects eleven of his favorites plus the novella Out of the Woods.Winters in The Village are crazy but the promise of holiday candles always light the heart.No two years are ever the same. Youll find out...Who invented the Chanukah present?Whats with Joseph Katz and all the dreidels?Where did the Chanukah Duck come from?When will it stop being so cold?!Why did Rabbi Kibbitz leave that cryptic message?And how will Rachel Cohen save The Village?Frozen flames muddled challah and a community of family and friends.More than just one story this book goes to eleven!... all cultural backgrounds will be entertained by these tales. -School Library JournalIzzy Abrahmson is the award-winning author of The Village Life series.About The Village Life Series Izzy Abrahmsons The Village Life is a series that can be read in any order. Set in an Eastern European Jewish community they are meant for readers from all backgrounds. As Mrs. Chaipul says The Village is like rye bread. You dont need to be Jewish to enjoy it.The novel The Village Twins and the novella A Village Romance are written for adults but younger people may delight in many of the chapters.Winter Blessings and The Village Feasts are holiday collections for adults children and families to share.Whatever route you take through The Village Life youre certain to leave happy.