All the Lights in the Night
Illustrator
James E. Ransome
Publisher
Tambourine Books
Publication Year
1991
ISBN
9780688155926
Pages
32 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Two brothers celebrate Hanukkah on a true and unforgettable journey to freedom as they escape from Tsarist Russia and travel on to Palestine. "The narrative is convincing; the characterizations are natural; and the resolution is touching.
Grade Level
K-3
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Culture/Ethnicity; Language barrier; Homelessness; Immigrants and refugees; communication barrier; displaced; refugee; relocation; resettlement
Main Character
male child
Race/Ethnicities
White (Belarusian)
Family Formation
mother and father
Awards
Sydney Taylor Book Award, 1991, Notable Book, Younger Reader
Best of the Bunch, 1991
Keywords
Hanukkah; war; Palestine; hope; fear; lamp; menorah; potatoes; sacrifice; homesickness; Warsaw; Jewish; Judaism
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Levine, Arthur A., "All the Lights in the Night" (1991). Diverse Families. 1793.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1793