Queen of the Hanukkah Dosas
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
In this sweet and humorous picture book, Queen of the Hanukkah Dosas, a multi-cultural family (Mom's Indian; Dad's Jewish) celebrate Hanukkah while incorporating traditional Indian food.
Instead of latkes, this family celebrates Hanukkah with tasty Indian dosas. To her brother's chagrin, little Sadie won't stop climbing on everything both at home and at the Indian grocery store, even while preparing the dosas. As the family puts the finishing touches on their holiday preparations, they accidentally get locked out of the house. Sadie and her climbing skills just may be exactly what is needed to save the day.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Instead of frying latkes on Hanukkah, the family in Ehrenberg and Sarkar's sweet cross-cultural story makes dosas (a savory pancake served with condiments and side dishes) to honor Mom's heritage. "Making Indian food that my mom ate as kid for a Jewish holiday that my dad grew up with that was a lucky combination," says the boy who candidly narrates. But he is also being sorely tested by his younger sister's mischievousness: if she won't behave will they ever get the dosas made and get to eat them? Ehrenberg's storytelling leaves little to readers' imaginations, but there's something comforting about the steady step-by-step trajectory of the text and Sarkar's stylish cartooning. Readers will also appreciate how the narrator turns a customized version of "I Have a Little Dreidel" ("I have a little dosa...") into a sister-wrangling tool. Ages 4 7. Author's)
