Category: fiction

The Worried Wiseman
by Susan Eaddy (Author / Illustrator)
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Booktalk: One of the wisemen, Melchior, has the same dream night after night in which he is urged to follow a newly risen star. Worried about the perils he might encounter but certain he must make the trip, he embarks on the journey with his nonchalant and wise camel, Nubia.

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Melchoir woke from the same worrisome dream.
It showed a dangerous man and a perilous journey.
It showed a newborn king and a star.
The star told him to follow and find this child king.

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Latkes and Applesauce: A Hanukkah Story
by Fran Manushkin (Author) and Kris Easler (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: A cat and dog create a Hanukkah miracle, just in the nick of time in this updated reissue of the beloved holiday classic.

The Menashes love latkes and applesauce during Hanukkah. But a blizzard begins and erases any hope that they’ll harvest potatoes and apples in time. When a stray cat and dog show up, there’s not a lot of food to offer them, but kindness prevails, and they’re invited in. It turns out that the dog–Latke–and the cat–Applesauce–save the day.

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