About this title: On the first night of Hanukkah, Herschel enters a new village only to find that instead of celebrations, the villagers are hiding, scared of goblins that haunt the old synagogue. This story tells how Herschel comes up with several ingenious ideas to outwit the goblins and drive them out of town.
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Description: Fine. Like New Condition. Just the lightest of wear. SHIPS W/IN 24 HOURS! FREE INSURANCE on all orders! E-mail notification! Careful, thorough packaging. Fast, personal service. No hassle, full refund return policy! COMBINE SHIPPING-TENS OF THOUSANDS OF OTHER BOOKS/CDs/MOVIES AVAILABLE! read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Scholastic, New York
Date Published: 1985
ISBN-13:9780590440578ISBN:0590440578
Description: Trina Schart Hyman. Good + No Jacket as Issued. Folio-over 12"-15" tall. Unpaginated picture book/ Wraps are clean and tight with light rubbing and tiny horizontal superficial stress creases along spine and several random stress creases over all. Text is clean, tight and fine. read more
Description: A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. Previous owners name inscribed inside front. -, Trade PaperBack, Very Good / read more
Description: A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. Previous owners name inscribed inside front. -, Trade PaperBack, Very Good / read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Acceptable. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Acceptable. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Holiday House
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780823411313ISBN:0823411311
Description: Mayer, and Hyman, Trina Schart. Good. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 30 p. Contains: Illustrations. Intended for a juvenile audience. read more
Description: Fair with no dust jacket. 0590440578. Great Value. Prompt delivery with tracking. Many satisfied customers. Satisfaction guaranteed. Go Green! read more
"This is a neat Jewish folktale with neat illustrations. Hershal shows faith, courage, and cleverness in outwitting the goblins in this story. The goblin illustrations are fun, and make it an especially cute story to read between Halloween and Hanukkah. :)"
"Trina Schart Hyman is among my top five favorite illustrators of all time. And if you pressed me to narrow it down further I might even say she was my favorite. That is why I've been eagerly anticipating this book for quite some time. And while I didn't find the illustrations here to be as strong as say Little Red Riding Hood or Saint George and the Dragon (those are jaw dropping perfect though and hard to top) this book still confirmed for me that Hyman was one of the best illustrators of all time. They are extremely evocative and match perfectly with the text - no easy feat!
This story features clever, brave Hershel of Ostropol as he fights the evil Goblins who are preventing a little town from celebrating Hanukkah. While this would certainly be a great addition for any family that either celebrates or is interested in Hanukkah it's appeal isn't limited to that audience. Highly recommended!"
"Okay, so Frank spied this one on the library shelf, and declared that he wanted a monster book. Without looking at it, I said sure, and we checked out our books and left. When we got home, I realized it was a Hanukkah book, which I don't have a specific problem with, I was just afraid Frank would be utterly confused, being that he is four and not Jewish. It turned out to be okay. He might not have understood any of the significances of the candles, or other Jewish references, but the overall story didn't seem to confuse him at all... I think the drawings are kind of cool, a bit scary, but didn't seem to bother Frank. We had to spend a bit more time discussing it than we might with an average book, but it seemed worth it to Frank."
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