39+ Hanukkah In Alaska Book Background. Hanukkah in alaska is written by barbara brown, illustrated by stacey schuett and read by molly ephraim. She tries everything to lure it away:

Holiday Favorites For Kids Adults Penguin Random House
Holiday Favorites For Kids Adults Penguin Random House from images4.penguinrandomhouse.com
Snow piles up over the windows. We felt that a little hanukkah light would warm our starving souls and inspire us with hope, faith, and courage. According to the talmud, maccabees found only enough olive oil to keep the temple's menorah's candles burning for a single day, but the flames burned for eight nights.

Show the book cover and ask students to predict what the story might be about.

Snow piles up over the windows. Hanukkah in alaska is unlike anywhere else. Daylight is only five hours long. Hanukkah in alaska is unlike anywhere else.