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Oskar and the Eight Blessings
Oskar and the Eight Blessings | Tanya Simon, Richard Simon
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Winner of the 2015 National Jewish Book Award for Children's Literature A refugee seeking sanctuary from the horrors of Kristallnacht, Oskar arrives by ship in New York City with only a photograph and an address for an aunt he has never met. It is both the seventh day of Hanukkah and Christmas Eve, 1938. As Oskar walks the length of Manhattan, from the Battery to his new home in the north of the city, he passes experiences the city's many holiday sights, and encounters it various residents. Each offers Oskar a small act of kindness, welcoming him to the city and helping him on his way to a new life in the new world. This is a heartwarming, timeless picture book.
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Oskar and the Eight Blessings | Tanya Simon, Richard Simon
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#DecemberSong Day 4: #8DaysOfHanukkah - my review of this lovely picturebook is forthcoming.

Eggs Beautiful and meaningful! 3y
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Oskar and the Eight Blessings | Tanya Simon, Richard Simon
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Wonderful Hanukkah story about the blessing of the simple kindnesses of strangers during trying times. Great illustrations make 1930s NYC come alive on a walk up Broadway.

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#BBRC #A2Z

LibrarianRyan 👍🏻😁❤️ 5y
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