The Jar of Fools: Eight Hanukkah Stories from Chelm

Books

Author: Kimmel, Eric A

Illustrator: Mordicai

Categories Mid Modern (1750 – 1914)

Tags: Chelm

Grades: Upper Elementary (3-5) , Middle School (6-8)

Too delicious to be enjoyed only at Hanukkah, these effervescent tales show how the wisdom of fools might be the wisest kind of all!

*This book was awarded the Sydney Taylor Book Award, which recognizes the best in Jewish

literature for children and teens each year.

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