Book Spotlight: The Eighth Menorah
The Children’s Book Review
The Eighth Menorah
Written by Lauren L. Wohl
Illustrated by Laura Hughes
Ages: 4-8 | 32 Pages
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company | ISBN: 978-0807518922
About the Book
Hanukkah is a few weeks away, and Sam can’t wait to celebrate with his family, especially his grandma. At Sunday school, everyone in his class is busy making clay menorahs to give as Hanukkah gifts! Sam likes how his menorah is turning out, but he’s worried—his family already has seven menorahs! Will they want another one? His teacher reassures him that his parents will love it, but Sam is determined to solve this problem on his own and find the perfect home for his menorah.
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About the Author
Lauren L. Wohl has been involved with children’s books… well … forever — primarily on the marketing side of publishing. She’s worked in large established publishing houses and also helped brand-new publishers get going. Lauren and her husband owned Rabbit Hill, a children’s bookstore on Long Island, New York, where she was the Saturday morning storyteller. Lauren has an Masters degree in Library Science; has been a school librarian; taught in the New York University Publishing program and mentored students in the MFA program at Simmons College. She was program director for James Patterson’s ReadKiddoRead and is now consulting with several publishers. She is an author of several picture books and a chapter books series, and she’s proud to be the local “kids book lady” in her neighborhoods. Lauren lives in western Massachusetts, where she enjoys the mountain views and quiet times to enjoy nature for part of the year and in Miami Beach, Florida, just a mile from the beach but smack in the midst of busy city.
