Jeremy's Dreidel
Illustrator
Maria Mola
Publisher
Kar-Ben Publishing
Publication Year
2012
ISBN
9780761375074
Pages
32 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
A boy makes a Braille Hanukkah dreidel for his father, who is blind. Includes instructions for making different types of dreidels.
Grade Level
K-3
Diversity Topics
Disability and Health; Physical disability; blind; blind adult
Main Character
male child
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
mother and father
Awards
Sydney Taylor Book Award, 1992, Honor Book, Younger Reader
Best Children's Books of the Year, 2013 Holiday
Best of the Bunch, 1992
Keywords
father; dreidel; Hannukah; Judaism; Jewish; Braille; arts and crafts; celebration
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Gellman, Ellie, "Jeremy's Dreidel" (2012). Diverse Families. 1647.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1647