Sammy Spider's First Taste of Hanukkah: A Cookbook

by Sylvia A. Rouss, Genene Turndorf, Katherine Kahn (Illustrator)

Overview

This 15th book in Kar-Ben's popular Sammy Spider series finds Sammy and his human friend Josh presenting a delightful cookbook of Hanukkah recipes and crafts. With four chapters of Hanukkah recipes for snacks, meals, treats, and crafts, this book will be a nice addition to the Sammy Spider series and a fun and useful book for families looking to enhance their Hanukkah celebrations. Includes Katherine Kahn's iconic Sammy art.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781467752374
Publisher:	Kar-Ben Publishing
Publication date:	09/01/2015
Series:	Sammy Spider Series
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.70(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.40(d)
Lexile:	AD750L (what's this?)
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

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Sammy Spider's First Taste of Hanukkah

A Cookbook

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By Sylvia A. Rouss, Genene Levy Turndorf, Katherine Janus Kahn

Kar-Ben Publishing

Copyright © 2015 Sylvia Rouss
All rights reserved.
ISBN: 978-1-4677-5237-4

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CHAPTER 1

Sammy Spider's Simple Snacks

Maccabee Munch

Sammy Spider says you will need:

2 large mixing bowls
1 mixing spoon
1 set of measuring cups
1 set of measuring spoons
13x9-inch baking pan


Ingredients:
2 cups toasted wheat cereal squares
2 cups toasted corn cereal squares
1 cup dried apples
¼ cup melted margarine
* cup brown sugar
2 Tablespoons light corn syrup
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ cup dried cranberries
½ cup raisins
½ cup yogurt-covered raisins

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 325°.
2. In one bowl, mix the wheat squares, corn squares and dried apples.
3. In another bowl, mix the melted margarine, brown sugar, light corn syrup, and cinnamon.
4. Add the wet mixture to the dry mixture. Stir until well blended.
5. Pour into a 13x9 baking pan.
6. Bake for 15 minutes.
7. Toss with dried cranberries, raisins, and yogurt-covered raisins and serve.

Fruity De-lights

Sammy Spider says you will need:

2 mixing bowls
1 set of measuring cups
1 set of measuring spoons
1 fork
Toothpicks

Ingredients:

¼ cup sour cream
1 Tablespoon brown sugar
¼ teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon vanilla
Variety of fruits (grapes, strawberries, pineapple chunks, apple slices)

Directions:

1. Wash the fruit and place in one bowl.
2. Use a fork to mix the sour cream, brown sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla in the other bowl.
3. Spear the fruit with a toothpick and dip into the sour cream mixture.

Crispy Potato Veggies

Sammy Spider says you will need:

2 mixing bowls
1 set of measuring cups
1 set of measuring spoons
1 fork
1 mixing spoon
1 cookie sheet

Ingredients:
1 cup instant mashed potatoes (dry)
1 Tablespoon garlic powder
1 cup Parmesan cheese
4 Tablespoons melted butter or margarine
4 eggs

Variety of raw sliced vegetables (zucchini, broccoli, mushrooms, carrots, cauliflower) Cooking spray

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 400°.
2. Use a spoon to mix the dry mashed potatoes, garlic powder, Parmesan cheese, and butter together in one bowl.
3. In another bowl, crack the eggs and beat them with a fork.
4. Dip the vegetables in the beaten eggs and then in the potato mixture.
5. Grease the cookie sheet with cooking spray.
6. Place the vegetables on the greased cookie sheet.
7. Bake for 10-12 minutes until crispy.

Candle-Glow Biscuits

Sammy Spider says you will need:

1 cheese grater
1 large mixing bowl
1 mixing spoon
1 set of measuring cups
1 set of measuring spoons
1 cookie sheet

Ingredients:

1 8-ounce block of cheddar cheese
3 cups flour
1¼ cups softened butter
2 teaspoons baking powder
1½ cups milk
Cooking spray

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 400°.
2. Shred the cheese with the grater until you have 4 cups of shredded cheese.
3. Mix the cheese, flour, butter and baking powder in large mixing bowl.
4. Slowly mix in the milk.
5. Spray the cookie sheet with cooking spray.
6. Drop spoonfuls of the batter onto the greased cookie sheet.
7. Bake for 10-12 minutes.

Applesauce by Josh!

Sammy Spider says you will need:

1 set of measuring cups
1 apple corer
1 plastic knife
1 paring knife
1 cooking pot with a lid
1 wooden spoon
1 potato masher
1 vegetable peeler

Ingredients:

3-4 large apples (4 cups when chopped)
1 cup apple juice
½ cup sugar
Juice of 1 lemon (2-3 Tablespoons)

Directions:

1. Have an adult peel and core the apples.
2. Use a plastic knife to cut the apples into chunks. You should have about 4 cups total.
3. Place the apple chunks in a cooking pot.
4. Mix in the sugar using the wooden spoon.
5. Stir in the apple juice.
6. Squeeze in the lemon juice and mix.
7. Place a lid on the cooking pot and cook on a low-medium setting for 45 minutes until the apples are tender and chunky.
8. Remove the pot from the stove and let the applesauce cool.
9. Use a potato masher to make the applesauce as mushy as you want.

Sweet Potato Gelt

Sammy Spider says you will need:

1 large mixing bowl
1 medium mixing bowl
1 set of measuring cups
1 potato masher
1 can opener
1 gallon-sized plastic zipper bag
1 rolling pin
1 foil-lined cookie sheet

Ingredients:

1 16-ounce can of sweet potatoes
1 8-ounce can of pineapple
2 cups corn flakes

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350°.
2. Use a can opener to open sweet potato and pineapple cans, and drain the juice.
3. Put the sweet potatoes into a large bowl and mash with the potato masher.
4. Add the pineapple, and mash some more.
5. Pour the corn flakes into the plastic bag and seal it.
6. Use the rolling pin to crush the cereal inside the bag.
7. Pour the cereal crumbs into a medium bowl.
8. Use your hands to shape the mixture into patties and then dip into the corn flake crumbs.
9. Place on a foil-lined cookie sheet.
10. Bake for 15-20 minutes.

CHAPTER 2

Maccabee and Cheese

Sammy Spider says you will need:

1 set of measuring cups
1 set of measuring spoons
1 large spoon or ladle
1 large mixing bowl
9-inch square baking dish or casserole dish

Ingredients:

Cooking spray
8 ounces of cooked pasta (some stores carry Hanukkah pasta in dreidel or star shapes)
2 Tablespoons melted butter
1 cup sour cream
1½ cups small curd cottage cheese
½ teaspoon salt
1 8-ounce package shredded cheddar cheese

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 375°.
2. Use a spoon to mix melted butter, sour cream, cottage cheese and one cup of shredded cheese in a bowl.
3. Mix in the pasta.
4. Spray the baking dish with cooking spray.
5. Spoon the pasta mixture into greased baking dish.
6. Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top.
7. Bake for 30 minutes or until bubbly.

Pocketful of Miracles

Sammy Spider says you will need:

8 small bowls
8 small spoons
1 plastic knife
1 set of measuring cups

Ingredients:

Pita bread
½ pound cooked ground beef
2-3 tomatoes
1 can corn, drained
1-2 avocados
1 can olives
1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 head shredded lettuce
1-2 cups parev salad dressing or salsa

Directions:

1. Use a plastic knife to dice the tomatoes and avocado.
2. Place the tomatoes in one bowl and the avocado in a second bowl. Continue filling the remaining bowls with the other ingredients until all 8 bowls are filled.
3. Place a spoon in each bowl.
4. Cut the pita in half with the plastic knife.
5. Spoon the fillings into the pita, add dressing, and serve.

Little Latkes

Sammy Spider says you will need:

1 blender
1 mixing bowl
1 set of measuring cups
1 set of measuring spoons
1 frying pan
1 spatula

Ingredients:

3 cups cubed potatoes, unpeeled
1 quarter of an onion
3 Tablespoons flour
¼ cup milk
2 eggs
1 teaspoon salt
Oil for frying

Directions:

1. Put the onion, milk, flour, salt and eggs in a blender.
2. Add ½ cup of the potatoes.
3. Blend on medium speed for 5 seconds.
4. Add the remaining potatoes and blend for another 10 seconds, until the potatoes are grated.
5. Have an adult pour a small amount of oil in a frying pan and heat on medium-high setting.
6. Have an adult drop tablespoons full of latke batter into the frying pan to make small latkes.
7. Fry on both sides until crisp and brown.

Count-to-Eight Shishkebab

Sammy Spider says you will need:

1 metal skewer
1 cooking brush
1 small bowl
1 broiler pan

Ingredients:

2 pre-cooked turkey meatballs
2 cherry tomatoes
2 pineapple chunks
2 sweet peppers
¼ cup olive oil

Directions:

1. Carefully place 1 meatball, 1 cherry tomato, 1 pineapple chunk, and 1 sweet pepper on a skewer.

2. Add the other meatball, cherry tomato, pineapple chunk, and sweet pepper.

3. Count all the pieces of food on the skewer. There should be a total of 8!

4. Place the skewer on a broiler pan.

5. Pour the olive oil in a bowl.

6. Use a cooking brush to paint a little oil on the shishkebab.

7. Have an adult place the shishkebab under the broiler until food browns.

Pizza Spinners

Sammy Spider says you will need:

1 cookie sheet
1 set of measuring cups
1 set of measuring spoons
1 plastic knife
1 small bowl

Ingredients:

2 cans refrigerated crescent roll dough
4 Tablespoons Parmesan cheese
1 cup shredded Mozzarella cheese
1 12-oz. jar pizza sauce
Cooking spray

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. Unroll refrigerated crescent roll dough and place on greased cookie sheet.
3. Combine the cheeses in a bowl.
4. Sprinkle cheese mixture on dough.
5. Roll and cut each piece into 6 slices using a plastic knife.
6. Bake for 13-15 minutes.
7. Place warm pizza sauce in a small bowl for dipping.

8-Cup Soup

Sammy Spider says you will need:

1 large soup pot
1 set of measuring cups
1 ladle
1 stirring spoon

Ingredients:

8 cups water
2 cubes vegetable bouillon
½ cup corn (fresh or frozen)
½ cup peas (fresh or frozen)
½ cup green beans (fresh or frozen)
1 cup diced carrots (fresh or frozen)
2 cups dry pasta
Salt and pepper

Directions:

1. Pour the water and vegetable bouillon into a pot.
2. Have an adult boil the soup on the stove.
3. Add the vegetables and pasta to the pot.
4. Let the soup simmer for 30 minutes, stirring often.
5. Add salt and pepper to taste.

CHAPTER 3

Sammy Spider's Tasty Treats

Blue Shamash Shake

Sammy Spider says you will need:

1 blender
1 set of measuring cups
Drinking straws

Ingredients:

1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
1 cup milk
1 cup blueberry yogurt
½ cup ice cubes (if using fresh berries)

Directions:

1. Put the blueberries in the blender.
2. Add the milk, yogurt, and ice cubes.
3. Blend until smooth.
4. Pour into the drinking cups.
5. Add the straws and start sipping!

Hanukkah Web Cake

Sammy Spider says you will need:

1 large mixing bowl
1 whisk
1 Bundt pan
1 set of measuring cups
1 set of measuring spoons
1 small plastic baggie

Ingredients for Cake:

1 package butter cake mix
1 cup sour cream
* cup oil
4 eggs
¼ cup water
¼ cup white sugar
1 Tablespoon flour
Cooking spray

Ingredients for Spider Web Icing:

2 cups powdered sugar
2 Tablespoons milk
Blue food coloring

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 375°.
2. Use the whisk to mix the sour cream, oil, eggs, water, sugar, and cake mix in a bowl.
3. Spray the Bundt pan with cooking spray, then coat with flour.
4. Pour the batter into Bundt pan and bake for 45-55 minutes.
5. Cool in the pan for 25 minutes before removing to a serving plate.
6. Mix the powdered sugar, milk, and 1 drop of blue food coloring in a small plastic baggie to make a glaze.
7. Poke a hole in one corner of the baggie and drizzle over the cake to create a Hanukkah spider web.

Melt-in-Your-Mouth Menorahs

Sammy Spider says you will need:

1 dinner plate
2 small bowls

Ingredients:

1 banana
9 marshmallows
9 pretzel sticks
Multicolored sprinkles

Directions:

1. Peel the banana and place on the plate.
2. Attach a mini-marshmallow to the end of a pretzel stick.
3. Repeat with the other marshmallows and pretzels.
4. Stick the free ends of the pretzels into the banana in a straight line.
5. Decorate with sprinkles.

Chocolate "Fun-due"

Sammy Spider says you will need:

1 microwave-safe bowl
1 set of measuring cups
1 large spoon
1 fork per person

Ingredients:

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
½ cup half-and-half
1 banana, sliced
½ cup strawberries, sliced
½ cup marshmallows
½ cup pound cake cubes
½ cup pineapple chunks
½ cup apple slices
½ cup pear slices
½ cup peach slices

Directions:

1. Place the chocolate chips in bowl.
2. Pour in the half-and-half and mix with spoon.
3. Place in the microwave and heat for 45 seconds until the chocolate is melted and smooth.
4. Stir mixture with a spoon.
5. Use the fork to dip individual foods into chocolate and eat!

Delicious Dreidels

Sammy Spider says you will need:

1 plastic knife
1 plate

Ingredients:

8 chocolate candy kisses
8 large marshmallows
8 pretzel sticks
1 container vanilla frosting

Directions:

1. Spread a little vanilla frosting on the top of one marshmallow.
2. Spread a little vanilla frosting on the flat side of the chocolate kiss.
3. Attach the marshmallow to the chocolate kiss.
4. Push a pretzel stick through the marshmallow and into the chocolate kiss.
5. Repeat to make more.

Gr8t-Tasting Smoothie

Sammy Spider says you will need:

1 blender
1 set of measuring cups
Drinking straws

Ingredients:

1 banana
1 cup strawberries (fresh or frozen)
1 cup mango (fresh or frozen)
1 cup apple juice
2 cups ice (if using fresh fruit)

Directions:

1. Combine strawberries, banana and mango in the blender.
2. Blend until fruit is pureed.
3. Add the juice (and ice if using fresh fruit) and blend until the mixture is thick and smooth.
4. Pour into the drinking cups.
5. Add the straws and start sipping!

CHAPTER 4

Sammy Spider's Crafty Ideas

Menorah Magic

Sammy Spider says you will need:

1 piece of wood (2 inches wide by 2 feet long)
Blue and silver acrylic paint (optional)
1 paintbrush
8 small empty jars (such as baby food jars or jam jars)
1 larger empty jar
9 different types of candy
9 bolts
1 bottle of glue

Directions:

1. Paint the wood, and allow it to dry.
2. Wash, dry, and remove the labels from the jars.
3. Fill each jar with a different kind of candy.
4. Close each jar.
5. Using glue, attach the jars to the wood piece.
6. Place the larger jar in the middle for the Shammash.
7. Glue a bolt to the top of each jar to hold the candles.
8. On each night of Hanukkah, enjoy the candy from that jar.

Menorah Drip Mat

Sammy Spider says you will need:

8x11 poster board
Scraps of Hanukkah wrapping paper
Scissors and glue
Blue, silver, and gold glitter glue
Clear contact paper

Directions:

1. Cut the Hanukkah wrapping paper into 1- to 2-inch pieces.
2. Glue to the poster board.
3. Drizzle glitter glue over the poster board. Let dry.
4. Cover with the clear contact paper.
5. Place your family's menorah on top of the mat to catch the dripping candle wax.

Hanukkah Gift Wrap

Sammy Spider says you will need:

Old newspapers
Tempera paint in your favorite colors
Large sheets of white tissue paper
Paper plates
Hanukkah cookie cutters
Paper towels

Directions:

1. Cover your work area with newspaper.
2. Pour the paint colors onto the paper plates.
3. Place a sheet of tissue paper on top of the newspaper.
4. Dip a cookie cutter into the paint.
5. Blot the cookie cutter on a paper towel to remove extra paint.
6. Stamp the cookie cutter onto the tissue paper.
7. Repeat with as many cookie cutters as you like, as many times as you want.
8. Let dry and use to wrap gifts.

True Blue Play Dough

Sammy Spider says you will need:

1 set of measuring cups
1 set of measuring spoons
1 large mixing bowl
1 small pot
1 mixing spoon
1 airtight plastic container
2 cups flour
½ cup salt
4 teaspoons cream of tartar
2 Tablespoons baby oil
2 cups boiling water
Blue food coloring

Directions:

1. Combine the flour, salt, and cream of tartar in a bowl.
2. Add the boiling water, oil, and food coloring.
3. Mix well with a spoon and let the mixture cool.
4. Take the mixture out of the bowl and knead it. Add a bit more flour if the dough feels too sticky.
5. Store in an airtight plastic container.

Salt Dough Hanukkah Decorations

Sammy Spider says you will need:

1 set of measuring cups
1 large mixing bowl
1 mixing spoon
1 rolling pin
Hanukkah cookie cutters
1 toothpick
1 foil-lined cookie sheet
Blue, gold, and silver acrylic paints
3 paintbrushes
Ribbon

Ingredients:

1 cup salt
2 cups flour
1 cup water

Directions:

1. Use the spoon to mix the flour and salt in the mixing bowl.
2. Mix in the water a little at a time.
3. Knead the dough for 5 minutes. Add a bit more flour if the dough feels too sticky.
4. Roll out the dough to ¼-inch thickness.
5. Use the Hanukkah cookie cutters to cut shapes.
6. Poke a hole at the top of your shapes with a toothpick.
7. Place on a cookie sheet.
8. Bake at 325° for 30 minutes or let shapes air dry over several days.
9. Decorate with the paints.
10. String a ribbon through the hole at the top for hanging. (Optional: glue a magnet to the back of the decoration to create a refrigerator magnet.)

Sammy Spider Spinning Puppet

Sammy Spider says you will need:

1 large paper plate
1 small paper plate
Scissors
1 sheet blue construction paper
1 sheet yellow construction paper
Glue
2 large "wiggle eyes"
8 dreidel stickers
Crayons

Directions:

1. Color the paper plates in your favorite colors.
2. Glue the plates together to create Sammy Spider's body and head.
3. Glue two "wiggly eyes" to the small paper plate.
4. Cut four 1-inch strips from yellow construction paper.
5. Cut four 1-inch strips from blue construction paper.
6. Glue the eight strips onto Sammy's body.
7. Fold each strip up in the middle to look like a spider leg.
8. Place a dreidel sticker on each of Sammy's feet.
9. Glue the craft stick to the bottom of Sammy's body and let dry.
10. Hold the stick between two hands and rub together to make Sammy twirl and spin his dreidels.

(Continues...)

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Excerpted from Sammy Spider's First Taste of Hanukkah by Sylvia A. Rouss, Genene Levy Turndorf, Katherine Janus Kahn. Copyright © 2015 Sylvia Rouss. Excerpted by permission of Kar-Ben Publishing.
All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.
Excerpts are provided by Dial-A-Book Inc. solely for the personal use of visitors to this web site.

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Table of Contents

Contents

Introduction, 4,
Sammy Spider's Simple Snacks,
Maccabee Munch, 6,
Fruity De-lights, 7,
Crispy Potato Veggies, 8,
Candle-Glow Biscuits, 9,
Applesauce by Josh!, 10,
Sweet Potato Gelt, 11,
Sammy Spider's Miracle Meals,
Maccabee and Cheese, 13,
Pocketful of Miracles, 14,
Little Latkes, 15,
Count-to-Eight Shishkebab, 16,
Pizza Spinners, 17,
8-Cup Soup, 18,
Sammy Spider's Tasty Treats,
Blue Shamash Shake, 20,
Hanukkah Web Cake, 21,
Chocolate "Fun-due", 23,
Delicious Dreidels, 24,
Gr8t-Tasting Smoothie, 25,
Sammy Spider's Crafty Ideas,
Menorah Magic, 27,
Menorah Drip Mat, 27,
Hanukkah Gift Wrap, 28,
True Blue Play Dough, 28,
Salt Dough Hanukkah,
Decorations, 29,
Sammy Spider Spinning,
Puppet, 30,
Lighting the Menorah and Hanukkah Blessings, 31,

Editorial Reviews

09/14/2015
Sammy is now in his second decade as an unlikely but winsome Jewish educator, and since the series kicked off in 1993 with a Hanukkah title, a holiday-themed cookbook is long overdue. Turndorf, who teaches cooking to children, has developed 17 easy recipes that kids can whip up with adult supervision, including snacks (“Maccabee Munch”), main courses (“Count to Eight Shishkebab”), and sweets (“Melt in Your Mouth Menorahs”); Sammy helpfully adds a spider web emblazoned with M, D, or P (for meat, dairy, and pareve) to each recipe for families who keep kosher. Kahn’s bright, impressionistic watercolor collages feel as fresh and expressive as ever—in fact, they’re particularly well suited to the pursuit of cooking and collective noshing. Ages 2–8. (Sept.)

Publishers Weekly

It’s hard to believe that Sammy Spider has never encountered Hanukkah food in all of his Jewish holiday escapades, but he apparently hasn’t and is fascinated by the sights, smells, and tastes that are intrinsic to the winter celebration. Sammy wants to dig into the celebratory foods, but his mother suggests that “spiders don’t celebrate Hanukkah?” What’s this, Mama Spider? This implies that Sammy and his mother are not Jewish which will be startling news to young readers who have been present at every holiday celebration. The Shapiro family is actually our guides through this cookbook that provides gently disguised recipes given tricky Hanukkah related name. One is simply a smaller version of traditional potato pancakes, and another is a sweet potato latke designed to suggest the gold coins (gelt) Jewish children are sometimes given as part of the holiday. Other recipes have nothing to do with Hanukkah at all, but are child-friendly recipes like pizza and tacos. The punny names (the tacos are called “Pocketful of Miracles” and macaroni and cheese becomes “Maccabee and Cheese”) are often a bit of a stretch to make them relevant to the holiday. Sammy Spider (really Josh Shapiro) also has several nice, simple craft items for children to do. The collage illustrations show jade green Sammy threading through the pages with excited comments about the food preparation. The “Gr8te Tasting Smoothie” has one slightly confusing illustration in that the mugs and candy cane striped straws look like someone snuck Christmas cocoa into the book. The recipes are marked with a spider web showing if the dishes are meat, dairy or pareve (neutral) for families who practice the rules of kosher. The holiday’s origins are briefly explained in the Introduction. Back matter includes menorah etiquette and the blessings for candle lighting. Reviewer: Lois Rubin Gross; Ages 3 to 7.

Children's Literature - Lois Rubin Gross

10/01/2015
K-Gr 2—Sammy Spider watches the Shapiro clan cook a variety of foods and create toys, gift wrap, decorations, and a menorah in this Hanukkah cookbook/craft book. A brief introduction sets this up, along with the eight rules for cooking in the kitchen, including the importance of having adult participation throughout the process. Rule number three goes against current U.S. practice by suggesting that a child should "turn your head if you have to cough or sneeze" (as opposed to covering mouth and nose with an arm). A web icon for each recipe shows whether it includes meat or dairy or is parev (prepared without either meat or dairy, so appropriate to eat with either). Recipes are pretty general—snacks include a dried fruit and cereal mix, a dip for fruit, baked vegetable pieces coated in potato, cheese biscuits, etc. They do not include number of servings for the finished products. Directions are clear and include illustrations of the materials needed (bowls, grater, etc.) but not of the steps. Only a few of the recipes seem to celebrate the holiday specifically. VERDICT Buy where other books in the series are popular.—Mara Alpert, Los Angeles Public Library

School Library Journal

2015-08-12
Sammy Spider and his human friend Josh return in a Hanukkah kid-oriented cookbook. Unlike Sammy Spider's First Hanukkah (1993), which focused solely on the lighting of the candles and doubled as a counting and color concept book, this publication provides a one-page introduction summarizing the story of the Maccabees and the miracle of the lasting oil. In the familiar style of the series, Sammy dangles from his web as he listens and asks if he can also celebrate. "Silly little Sammy," his mother laughs. "Spiders don't celebrate Hanukkah. Spiders spin webs! But you may watch the Hanukkah festivities while you spin." So he observes as Josh's parents list the eight rules for cooking safely. The subsequent recipes include more than just applesauce and latkes and will mostly need adult supervision. They are organized in three sections, with a few recipes for simple snacks (dipping fruit pieces in cinnamon-sugared sour cream), miracle meals (pita pockets filled with cooked ground beef and chopped veggies), and tasty treats (Hanukkah web cake). A fourth section includes crafty ideas for creating a homemade menorah, gift wrap, and even a Sammy Spider spinning puppet. A small web symbol with either an M for meat, D for dairy, or P for pareve is helpfully included in the upper corner of each recipe, all of which are kosher. A nice addition to the holiday collection. (Cookbook. 5-10)

Kirkus Reviews