A Donut in Time: A Hanukkah Story
Elana Rubinstein
(Author)
21,000+ Reviews
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Description
Saralee Siegel can do extraordinary things with her super-nose. But when a smell cloud sends her back in time, she could lose everything.Saralee is stunned to learn that she's not the only one in the family with a superpower. Her great-grandmother Gigi also had a magical sense of smell. And when Saralee makes Gigi's Hanukkah donut recipe, the scent creates a portal in time.
Soon Saralee finds herself face-to-face with a young Gigi--and she's not the fierce, unstoppable person Saralee imagined. Gigi's ready to give up on her dreams. Saralee needs to help her find courage, or the future will be changed forever!
"A sweet story celebrating Jewish culture and sprinkled with a little bit of magic." ---School Library Journal
"A fun, deli-cious romp through the past" --Jewish Book Council
Product Details
Price
$16.95
$15.76
Publisher
Apples & Honey Press
Publish Date
October 04, 2022
Pages
136
Dimensions
5.3 X 7.6 X 0.5 inches | 0.48 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9781681155883
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About the Author
Elana Rubinstein is the author of the Saralee Siegal chapter book series, including Once Upon an Apple Cake, A National Jewish Book Award Finalist; Starlight Soup; A Donut in Time; and The Royal Recipe. She is an early childhood educator living in Los Angeles, California
Reviews
In this third book in the "-Saralee Siegel" series, Saralee
discovers a new facet to her superpowered nose. It is -Hanukkah at the Siegel
House Restaurant, and -Saralee is stunned to learn that she is not the only one
in her family with a super-nose. Her great-grandmother Gigi, the fierce and
independent woman who started the family -restaurant, also had a -super-nose.
When Saralee recreates Gigi's -donut recipe, the smells lead her through a
portal and face-to-face with a young Gigi. To Saralee's surprise, Gigi is
embarrassed by her super-nose and isn't the confident and strong woman Saralee
was expecting. She tries to help Gigi become the successful restaurant owner
she was meant to be -before Saralee's whole world is changed. The pacing and
the text of the story are perfect for readers who are new to chapter books.
Jewish culture and the celebration of -Hanukkah are woven seamlessly into the
story. The black-and-white illustrations that are peppered throughout enhance
the story. The text does not define many of the physical characteristics of the
characters; within the illustrations all but one minor character are depicted as
white. -VERDICT A sweet story celebrating Jewish culture and sprinkled with a little bit of
magic. -V. Lynn Christiansen, School Library Journal
In the third book of this amus-ing series, pro-tag-o-nist
Sar-alee Siegel uses the mag-i-cal pow-er of her super nose to trav-el back in
time. There, she meets her great-grand-moth-er, Gigi, and encour-ages her to
fol-low her dream of found-ing a restau-rant. Sar-alee uses the scent of
Gigi's aro-mat-ic Hanukkah donuts as the por-tal for her trip to the past. When
Gigi's courage begins to wane, and her resolve to start a restau-rant buck-les
under a lack of sup-port, Sar-alee reminds her great-grand-moth-er that
her choic-es will affect the future of her family. A fun, deli-cious romp through the past and the
present, A Donut in Time is a charm-ing read, instill-ing
in a sweet hol-i-day tale the mes-sage that some chal-lenges are worth
pursuing. --Michal Malen, Jewish Book Council
discovers a new facet to her superpowered nose. It is -Hanukkah at the Siegel
House Restaurant, and -Saralee is stunned to learn that she is not the only one
in her family with a super-nose. Her great-grandmother Gigi, the fierce and
independent woman who started the family -restaurant, also had a -super-nose.
When Saralee recreates Gigi's -donut recipe, the smells lead her through a
portal and face-to-face with a young Gigi. To Saralee's surprise, Gigi is
embarrassed by her super-nose and isn't the confident and strong woman Saralee
was expecting. She tries to help Gigi become the successful restaurant owner
she was meant to be -before Saralee's whole world is changed. The pacing and
the text of the story are perfect for readers who are new to chapter books.
Jewish culture and the celebration of -Hanukkah are woven seamlessly into the
story. The black-and-white illustrations that are peppered throughout enhance
the story. The text does not define many of the physical characteristics of the
characters; within the illustrations all but one minor character are depicted as
white. -VERDICT A sweet story celebrating Jewish culture and sprinkled with a little bit of
magic. -V. Lynn Christiansen, School Library Journal
In the third book of this amus-ing series, pro-tag-o-nist
Sar-alee Siegel uses the mag-i-cal pow-er of her super nose to trav-el back in
time. There, she meets her great-grand-moth-er, Gigi, and encour-ages her to
fol-low her dream of found-ing a restau-rant. Sar-alee uses the scent of
Gigi's aro-mat-ic Hanukkah donuts as the por-tal for her trip to the past. When
Gigi's courage begins to wane, and her resolve to start a restau-rant buck-les
under a lack of sup-port, Sar-alee reminds her great-grand-moth-er that
her choic-es will affect the future of her family. A fun, deli-cious romp through the past and the
present, A Donut in Time is a charm-ing read, instill-ing
in a sweet hol-i-day tale the mes-sage that some chal-lenges are worth
pursuing. --Michal Malen, Jewish Book Council
