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Awards and honors for Moishe's Miracle:
The New York Times, Top 10 Picture Books of the Year
National Jewish Book Award, Gold Medal
Gold Award, Oppenheim Toy Portfolio
Communication Arts Illustration Annual
The Original Art Exhibition, Museum of American Illustration
Society of Illustrators Annual Exhibition of American Illustration

Moishe's Miracle

A Hanukkah Story By Laura Krauss Melmed
Illustrated by David Slonim

11 x 9-1/4 in; 32 pp ; full color throughout, ages 4-8
Paperback
Published in September, 2005
ISBN 0811852342
ISBN13 9780811852340

$6.95  

Moishe's Miracle -- Kind-hearted Moishe is given a magical frying pan that will produce all the latkes you could wish for—latkes by the dozen, latkes by the hundreds—but only Moishe must use it. Alas, his short-tempered wife, Baila, does not heed the warning.

Laura Krauss Melmed is the author of several children's books. Born and raised in New York City, she now lives in Washington, D.C. with her husband and their three children.

David Slonim is a fine-art painter, a cartoonist, and a children's book illustrator. A graduate of Rhode Island School of Design, he now lives in Indiana with his wife and their four children.

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"A MOO-raculous book. It will put you in the MOO-d for the holidays." —New York Times Book Review

"This entertainingly illustrated tale unwinds itself and reveals the meaning of Hanukkah." —The New York Times

"A nifty parable—understated, funny, with sharp characterizations—automatically caught on the page by Slonim's flourishing, clever art, matching the tone perfectly." —Kirkus Reviews

"This warm-hearted, appealing folktale tells of a latter-day Hanukkah miracle that befalls a poor milkman, Moishe, and his short-tempered wife, Baila…. David Slonim's vibrant paintings of the Old World town of Wishniak and its inhabitants add immeasurably to the charm of author Melmed's suspenseful cautionary tale. A worthy Hanukkah gift." —Parents' Choice