Simon and the Bear: A Hanukkah Tale

by Eric A. Kimmel

Book Overview

Before Simon sails to America, he promises his family that he will get a job and send for them. Simon's mother knows he will need a miracle, so she reminds him to celebrate Hanukkah wherever he may be. Little does either of them know that Simon will spend the first night of Hanukkah on an ice floe after his ship sinks.The lone survivor out in the wide ocean, Simon lights the first candle, and it attracts a visitor: a polar bear. Does she eat him?...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1423143558
• ISBN13: 9781423143550
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Disney-Hyperion
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.1" x 11.4"
• Age Range: 2 to 5 years

Customer Reviews

An adorable Hanukkah tale!

What a heartwarming book about the goodness of people and faith in God.