Fuse 8 n’ Kate – Moishe’s Miracle: A Hanukkah Story by Laura Krauss Melmed, ill. David Slonim

Since Christmas and Hanukkah fall on the same day this year, Kate and I had a difficult decision ahead of us: Do we do a Christmas first book or a Hanukkah book. And, if a Hanukkah book, which one? The answer came to us when I discovered the incredible and incredibly weird and wonderful Moishe’s Miracle. Unfamiliar with it? Maybe it deserves classic status as an undiscovered gem. Today we discuss Gremlins, tiny demons, and so much more.

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Show Notes:

Dude. At least Tevye had a horse to pull his plow. This milkman? Nuthin’.

Baila’s expressions could be an entire book in and of themselves. She’s awful but her expressions are incredible. Been there, Baila. Been there.

It’s the little details that make all the difference. This little mouse boldly stealing an onion in the corners of the book is fantastic. “One less onion for the woman!!”

For a Hanukkah book, the fact that the menorah is consistently blocked is such an interesting artistic choice.

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