A CHANUKAH FABLE FOR CHRISTMAS

by Jerome Coopersmith ‧ RELEASE DATE: July 25, 1974

On ""The Night Before Christmas"" somewhere in the Bronx, Murray's envious longing for a Chanukah Santa is answered by a ""fat man in red"" with a patch on one eye, who takes the boy around the world in a flying draydle to show him ""That each man had a holiday/ This time of year."" Sample: ""Now I saw he was old,/ I would say around thirty./ 'There's the chimney!' I yelled./ He said, 'I should get dirty?'"" A borscht belt carol, mostly for grownups who consider the ecumenical message worth the price of two less gimmicky holiday books. We'll stick to ""God Rest Ye Jerry Mandelbaum.

Pub Date: July 25, 1974

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Putnam

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: July 1, 1974

Categories: CHILDREN'S