9 Books about Hanukkah for Children

Hanukkah is a Jewish celebration that celebrates a miraculous story of  religious freedom. The holiday lasts for eight days and nights and starts on the 25th of the Jewish month of Kislev. Since the Jewish calendar is based on the Lunar cycle, the date changes each year but falls between late November and late December.

The story of Hanukkah is amazing and you can teach your children about it by reading books. Children love a good story and this one of wonders and miracles will delight them.

9 Books about Hanukkah

Help your children learn more about the story of Hanukkah, what the Menorah symbolizes, and how Jewish families celebrate this holiday with these books:

1)The Story of Hanukkah –  The story of the courageous Maccabees including paintings of the battle, the Temple of Jersualem, and the oil which miraculously burned for eight long nights.

2)The Night Before Hanukkah – It’s the night before the eight-day celebration of Hanukkah begins, and everyone is excited.

3)Hanukkah Coloring Book – A fun Hanukkah themed coloring book to celebrate the Challah Days.

4)Holidays Around the World: Celebrate Hanukkah: With Light, Latkes, and Dreidels – Learn about the historical and cultural significance of Hanukkah and why it is celebrated around the world.

5)Hanukkah Lights – A cute board book for littles ones. On each double page there’s a menorah with a growing number of candles and something related to the holiday.

6)The Everything Kids’ Hanukkah Puzzle & Activity Book – Kids will enjoy more than 100 puzzles and activities about: the history of Hanukkah inside the pages of this book.

7)Happy Hanukkah, Little Dreidel – Celebrate the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah with this delightful story featuring a soft, plush finger puppet dreidel toy built into the book encouraging interactive play, hand-eye coordination, sensory and language development. 

8)Ella and Noah celebrate Hanukkah – A 150+ sticker activity book with matching scenes, coloring, matching, counting, mazes + an stunning bonus sticker page packed with stickers included in each book!

9)Hanukkah Fun Book For Children – In this fun activity book kids will learn about the Menorah, the Hanukiah, the Dreidel, the Miracle of the Oil Cruse in the Temple. It contains games, mazes, quizzes, coloring pages, puzzles and even songs to enjoy!

You might also be interested in: Learning About Biblical Feasts – A Study Guide to the Feasts of the Bible for Children & Families from Daily Skill Building