Have you ever had a bad hair day? Well, imagine eight bad hair days in a row -- and at just the wrong time. Our hero, Howie, has very strange spiked hair, but only during the eight days of Hanukkah. By day eight, in fact, there are "... nine spikes in all, four at right, four at left, one in center so tall". Howie’s Mom gradually realizes that Howie's hair looks like a menorah -- the nine-candled centerpiece for the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. But just when she wonders what she can do, Hanukkah ends and the spikes disappear.
Was the hair-spiking a one-time event? Not a chance. Each year at Hanukkah, Howie's hair springs into spikes. Since they are impossible to control, over the years both Hannah and Howie search for possible remedies. Readers learn that "...the only solution that seemed to be there… was for Howie to cover his very strange hair."
Was the hair-spiking a one-time event? Not a chance. Each year at Hanukkah, Howie's hair springs into spikes. Since they are impossible to control, over the years both Hannah and Howie search for possible remedies. Readers learn that "...the only solution that seemed to be there… was for Howie to cover his very strange hair."
This clever book, besides being hugely entertaining, presents a gentle message that, regardless of our personal appearance and our differences we each have a role in this life – we each have a place in the family of man. For Howie, his hair and its particular uniqueness ends up being the crown jewel of his personality!
This book is just plain fun with a hearty dash of love. It celebrates differences while addressing the struggles that often come while trying to embrace them. This is a lesson for all children! The pictures are vibrant and fun and bring the impish Howie to life. This is a fabulous book and a great read this season and all year long. Pick up your copy HERE on the Hanukkah Howie website.
I am so pleased to tell you that the publisher is giving one lucky RBM reader a copy of The Story of Hanukkah Howie! Thanks so much to the sponsor and here is how to enter...
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