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These books highlight many special Hanukkah traditions celebrated in different times and places, as well as across generations. They also highlight acts of generosity and kindness, big and small. For additional titles, see: 

The Festival of Lights: 16 Hanukkah Stories

Celebrate Hanukkah with a diverse collection of poems and stories filled with history, humor, and hope. Cheer on a young baker as he tries to make sufganiyot from a family recipe. Learn about code breakers in England during World War II.

Little Red Ruthie
By: Gloria Koster
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It was a chilly winter in the northern woods, but Ruthie did not mind. Dressed in her favorite puffy red coat, she was going to spend Hanukkah with her grandmother, who lived on the other side of the forest.

Young Louis Armstrong with his horn
By: Eric Kimmel

To help his mother pay the rent, Louis Armstrong rode a junk wagon through the streets of New Orleans, playing a tin horn and collecting stuff people didn't want.

Hanukkah in Little Havana
By: Julie Anna Blank
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Every December, a little girl in Virginia looks forward to receiving a crate of oranges from her grandparents in Miami, but this year is even better. The family is taking a driving trip to visit Nonna and Nonno in Florida!

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