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Binding: Hardcover
EAN: 9780688134631
ISBN: 0688134637
Label: HarperCollins Publishers
Manufacturer: HarperCollins Publishers
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 1
Publication Date: 1995-10
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Studio: HarperCollins Publishers
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On the last night of Chanukah, Seth can't wait to light the menorah. But then old Mr. Hoffman comes to his house, selling his colorful ties, and tells a story about a Chanukah miracle that makes this a night Seth will never forget. "Beautifully told.....Not simply a book about the holiday, this quiet, heartfelt, affirmative intergenerational story speaks to the bonds that hold us all fast and to our belief in miracles."--Booklist.
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This is a simply beautiful story. It is told with honesty and compassion. It is rare that I find such a meaningful tale amid all the commercialism of this season. I want to thank the author and illustrator for sharing their words, pictures and hearts. The world is a kinder, richer, more enlightened place because of them. One caveat: because of the reference to the Holocaust and the tie man losing his entire family, I would not recommend reading this to any child younger than seven. But all in all, ... Read More
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There are several good messages in this book: respect the past and one's elders, open your mind and heart to those who have experienced tragedy, accept the possibility of miracles. How awful, then, it is to realize that in "Little Match Girl" fashion, the Tie Man's "miracle" is his death. Even worse for the children in the story to understand that they have unwittingly wished for--and caused--this. To think that for decades all the Tie Man wanted to do was die so he could "reunite" with his family ... Read More
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Although this is a children's book, it is a beautiful Chanukah story for all ages and faiths. (I'm an Italian Protestant, but my great-grandfather was Jewish, and I light a menorah each year in honor of my Jewish ancestry.) The simple words portray a moving event that makes me cry with sadness and joy each time I read this compassionate and graceful story.
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What a wonderful book this is! Seven-year-old Seth is waiting impatiently for his father to get home on the last night of Chanukah when the Tie Man shows up at the front door. As the elderly door-to-door necktie vendor unties the cardboard box containng his wares, Seth fears he will delay the family's celebration. He asks the Tie Man "Isn't your family waiting for you?" just to hurry him out the door. But when the sight of Seth's baby sister Hannah leads the old man to join the famiy in the ... Read More
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