Happy Hanukkah

A list of book, eBooks, and even DVDs for all ages to help celebrate Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights. (Note that there are many different spellings in English and all are correct as this is a transliterated word: Hanukkah, Chanukah, etc.)

Updated December 15, 2025
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Looking for digital titles only? Check out these Hanukkah eBooks for all ages in our Overdrive/Libby collection. There are also eBooks included in the list below.

Dragon for Hanukkah
Mlynowski, Sarah
Paper Book
A USA Today bestseller! Get ready for the most magical holiday ever, with this dazzling picture book debut from New York Times bestselling author Sarah Mlynowski that Laura Numeroff, #1 bestselling author of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, called a "delightful,...
Hanukkah Pajamakkahs
Paper Book
A lively picture book celebrating holiday traditions, the patience of parenting, sibling relationships, and children's fondness for pajamas, along with a fun, read-aloud, new book to help everyone celebrate the holiday together - in, or out, of pajamakkahs. When Ruthie receives pajamakkahs...
Latkes and applesauce : a Hanukkah story.
Manushkin, Fran
Paper Book
A cat and dog create a Hanukkah miracle, just in the nick of time in this updated reissue of the beloved holiday classic. A perfect Hanukkah story about kindess, perfect for 3 to 7 year olds and anyone searching for a sweet holiday story. The Menashes love latkes and...
How do dinosaurs say happy Chanukah?
Yolen, Jane.
Paper Book
With more than 9 million books in print, America's favorite dinosaurs can't wait to celebrate Chanukah!From the warm glow of holiday candles in the menorah to the fun of family gatherings, little dinosaurs love to celebrate the Festival of Lights. But sometimes the excitement of Chanukah, its...
Eight Heartbreaks of Hanukkah : A Novel
Meltzer, Jean
Paper Book
"A tender second-chance romance bursting with Jewish joy." --Amanda Elliot, "">USA TODAY bestselling author of "">Love You a Latke Can these exes rekindle their love...
The matzah ball.
Meltzer, Jean
Ebook
A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK SELECTED BY * POPSUGAR * BUSTLE * BUZZFEED * BOOKPAGE * GOODREADS MEMBERS "The Matzah Ball had me laughing out loud...an all-around terrific read."--Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times bestselling author Oy! to the...
Three holidays and a wedding
Jalaluddin, Uzma
Paper Book
A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BUZZ PICK "The most festive book you'll read this year."--Carley Fortune, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Every Summer After Three times the holiday magic. Three times the chaos.     ...
Latkes and applesauce : a Hanukkah story /
Manushkin, Fran
Paper Book
A cat and dog create a Hanukkah miracle, just in the nick of time in this updated reissue of the beloved holiday classic. A perfect Hanukkah story about kindess, perfect for 3 to 7 year olds and anyone searching for a sweet holiday story. The Menashes love latkes and...
The dreidel that wouldn't spin : a toyshop tale of Hanukkah.
Simpson, Martha Seif, 1954-
Paper Book
"This dreidel doesn't work!" the father had cried. "What do you mean? How can a dreidel not work?" the shopkeeper asked. It was certainly the most beautiful spinning top the shopkeeper had ever seen, with magical golden letters on its sides. But it just would not spin for two spoiled children who...
I know an old lady who swallowed a dreidel
Yacowitz, Caryn
Paper Book
You've never seen Hanukkah or the "I Know an Old Lady" story like this before . . . through hilarious takes on the world's greatest works of art!A family drives through the snow to visit their beloved bubbe, who spreads out a Chanukah supper for everyone to enjoy. But one dish goes a little...
Mouse Who Loved Latkes
Wieder, Joy Nelkin
When the Katz family moves in, C.J. the mouse is scared. Nibbling jelly doughnut crumbs in the kitchen, he hears a soft voice say, "Hello." The Katz family is spinning a dreidel and eating chocolate coins. It looks like fun, but a mouse can't play with cats! "Hello again," says the soft voice....
Latkes, latkes, good to eat : a Chanukah story.
Howland, Naomi
Paper Book
A cheerful and magical folk tale perfect for celebrating the miracle of Chanukah, now gently adapted for the very young board book reader Latkes, latkes, good to eat. Cook me up a Chanukah treat! On the first night of Chanukah...
Eight Heartbreaks of Hanukkah : A Novel
Meltzer, Jean
Paper Book
"A tender second-chance romance bursting with Jewish joy." --Amanda Elliot, "">USA TODAY bestselling author of "">Love You a Latke Can these exes rekindle their love...
The matzah ball. [online electronic book]
Meltzer, Jean
Ebook
A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK SELECTED BY * POPSUGAR * BUSTLE * BUZZFEED * BOOKPAGE * GOODREADS MEMBERS "The Matzah Ball had me laughing out loud...an all-around terrific read."--Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times bestselling author Oy! to the...
The eight heartbreaks of Hanukkah
Meltzer, Jean
Paper Book
"A tender second-chance romance bursting with Jewish joy." --Amanda Elliot, "">USA TODAY bestselling author of "">Love You a Latke Can these exes rekindle their love...
Joan Nathan's Jewish holiday cookbook. [online electronic book]
Nathan, Joan
Ebook
Jewish holidays are defined by food. Yet Jewish cooking is always changing, encompassing the flavors of the world, embracing local culinary traditions of every place in which Jews have lived and adapting them to Jewish observance. This collection, the culmination of Joan Nathan's decades of...
Latkes, latkes, good to eat : [online electronic book] a Chanukah story.
Howland, Naomi
Paper Book
A cheerful and magical folk tale perfect for celebrating the miracle of Chanukah, now gently adapted for the very young board book reader Latkes, latkes, good to eat. Cook me up a Chanukah treat! On the first night of Chanukah...
Hanukkah
Newman, Lesl ea
Paper Book
Eight winter nights : [online electronic book] a family Hanukkah book.
Melmed, Laura Krauss.
Ebook
Three holidays and a wedding
Jalaluddin, Uzma
Paper Book
A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BUZZ PICK "The most festive book you'll read this year."--Carley Fortune, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Every Summer After Three times the holiday magic. Three times the chaos.     ...
Kugel for Hanukkah?
Everin, Gretchen M.
Paper Book
As each of Hanukkah's first seven nights brings an unusual new present to a little girl, the mystery deepens. While the gifts grandma receives add up to a delicious Hanukkah treat, her granddaughter's gifts don't seem to make much sense. Until the eighth night they finally do!
Oskar and the eight blessings.
Simon, Richard, 1959-
Paper Book
Winner of the 2015 National Jewish Book Award for Children's Literature A young immigrant from Nazi Germany recieves small acts of kindness while exploring New York City in this heartwarming, timeless picture book, Oskar and the Eight Blessings. A...
The very hungry caterpillar's 8 nights of Chanukah.
Carle, Eric, 1929-
Paper Book
Celebrate Chanukah with The Very Hungry Caterpillar in this delightful board book that makes the perfect holiday gift! Join The Very Hungry Caterpillar as he celebrates the eight nights of Chanukah in this festive and educational board book! Light the menorah, spin the dreidel,...
Book of Candles : Eight Poems for Hanukkah
Snyder, Laurel
Paper Book
A Sydney Taylor Book Award Honor Winner! From Sydney Taylor Award winner and National Jewish Book Award honoree Laurel Snyder comes a warm, reverential, surprising, and fresh story of one very special Hanukkah. In a dark, dark room, one thin candle...
Let It Glow
Meyer, Marissa.
Paper Book
Now a NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY bestseller! When Aviva Davis and Holly Martin meet at the holiday pageant tryouts for their local senior's center, they think they must be seeing double. While they both knew they were adopted, they had no idea they had a biological sibling,...

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