The Ugly Menorah
Illustrator
Marissa Moss
Publisher
Sunburst Books
Publication Year
1996
ISBN
9780374480479
Pages
32 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
For the first time since her grandfather's death, Rachel feels close to him as she and her grandmother celebrate Hanukkah with the simple menorah that he had made many years ago.
Grade Level
K-3
Lexile Measure
770L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Family member death; death of a grandparent; death of a grandfather
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
mother and father
Keywords
menorah; Hanukkah; latkes; grandparents; stories; poor; scraps; build; hand-made
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Moss, Marissa, "The Ugly Menorah" (1996). Diverse Families. 1928.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1928