Don't Invite a Bear Inside for Hanukkah

Ages 3 to 6

When a bear rings the doorbell to join for Hanukkah dinner, a child learns a lesson about hospitality: making new friends sometimes means accommodating differences.

A rollicking Hanukkah romp about including friends, accommodating differences, and having FUN!Don’t invite a bear inside for Hanukkah!  While he might try to be helpful with decorating and putting candles in the menorah, he will start to cause a mess soon enough, especially when latkes, gelt and other holiday food is served. But maybe if you think creatively, you can still celebrate the holiday together.In this energetic, lighthearted story readers will learn about the preparations and traditions of Hanukkah. It's a Hannukah tale about meeting new friends where they are, accommodating differences, being flexible and learning to celebrate even if things don’t go exactly as planned. Leave your creature comforts behind and go outside into nature for a rollicking good time.

About the Author

Karen Rostoker-Gruber is a multi-award-winning author of many picture books with hundreds of thousands of copies sold. Farmer Kobi's Hanukkah Match was named a National Jewish Book Award Finalist and awarded the 2016 Outstanding Children's Literature Award from the Church and Synagogue Library Association. Her book Maddie the Mitzvah Clown was named a PJ Library book selection in July of 2017 and again in July of 2022. Karen lives in Branchburg, NJ.Carles Arbat was born in Bescanó, a little village in Catalonia, Spain. He studied at Olot's Art School and graduated in 1997 with a degree in Graphic Design. He immediately began his career as an illustrator for educational projects, magazines, and children's books. He currently lives in Barcelona, Spain.