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Keywords

birds, celebration, closeness, community, deception, disappointment, goal setting, hanukkah, hard work, holidays, Jewish, multicultural, snow, teamwork, weather

Title

The chanukkah tree

Description

The citizens of Chelm are tricked by a salesman selling Christmas trees. All the citzens of Chelm are Jewish and celebrate Hanukkah. The salesman tells them that Hanukkah trees are the latest trend in America. They believe him, buy the tree, and find out they were tricked. The citizens make the best of it by continuing the Hanukkah tree for the birds to enjoy.

Author

Kimmel, Eric A.

Publisher

Holiday House

Illustrator

ISBN

0-8234-0705-5

City of Publication

New York

Year of Publication

1987

Author of Abstract

Abstract provided by Melissa McCoy, 1995

Citation

Kimmel, Eric A., “The chanukkah tree,” Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University, accessed March 25, 2023, https://dlp.lib.miamioh.edu/picturebook/items/show/8152.