Following incredible feedback on A Journey Through Tishrei, Menachem Mendel of Kitah Daled Chicago continued on to publish a second volume of his “Yom Tov Journeys” series on Chanukah and Purim. His goal and motto remain to make learning fun and enjoyable for kids.
The recently-released children’s book A Journey Through Tishrei, reported first on Anash.org, garnered incredible feedback from avid readers, B”H. This inspired Menachem Mendel of Kitah Daled Chicago to continue on to the second volume of his “Yom Tov Journeys” series. His goal and motto remain to make learning fun and enjoyable for kids!
A Chanuka & Purim Journey, his latest release, goes through the themes of these Yomim Tovim in an entertaining and creative way.
With vibrant full-color illustrations and cute poems, we are told of the miraculous victory of the few against many, the Nes of finding an oil jug when the Beis Hamikdash was a mess, and insights into the various Chanuka minhagim. The sizzling hot latkes and delicious donuts are not forgotten, don’t worry!
At some point along our journey, we bump into Mr. Dreidel, who shares some of his family history and Chanuka story tidbits. We also learn about the power of light to overpower darkness and the special quality of night number five.
After a brief rest stop, our journey continues to the Yom Tov of Purim. The four special Mitzvos of Purim get honorable mention, with interesting details about each one. We meet a jolly clown and hear about dress-up ideas. The other minhagim of Purim take center stage as well, including the scrumptious hamatashen and noisy graggers.
In fact, Mr. Hamantash fills us in with some additional details about the Purim story, including how Mordechai gathered the Yiddishe kinderlach to daven to Hashem and the great Nes that occurred, with the entire situation being turned over on its head. A central theme expressed in the book is to take the simcha along with us for the rest of the year.
Available both as softcover and hardcover on Amazon, the books in the Yom Tov Journey Series can also be found at TheMMbooks.com.
Free fun pages can be downloaded at the MM Books website as well. From dot-to-dot to color-by-number and tutorials on how to draw, there is free entertainment for kids of all ages!
A Chanuka & Purim Journey is a perfect Chanuka gift for teachers and friends. Order your copy today, and it’s sure to make you smile!
The books bring out the Yom Tov messages in such a fun way and with such subtle depth. My kids love looking at the illustrations and reading the poems!