Miriam Chaikin

Miriam Chaikin adds a family to Joshua's story in the Bible and changes a few things, but mostly it's a retelling, with some Midrashic and feminist explanations and additions, that keeps your interest and is a little less bloody than the original: being able to say smoting, rather than killing, helps. Joshua marries Rahab after his first wife, Pnina dies. Rosh Hodesh is celebrated as a woman's holiday; the men who do women's work that day are less skilled at it.
The woodcuts are formal and nicely done.… (más)

"Miriam Chaikin was born in Jerusalem and raised in New York. . .She has published over thirty books for children of all ages. In 1984 she won the Sydney Taylor Award for Body of Work. . ." Source: Google Books "[The illustrator], Demi (born Charlotte Dumaresq Hunt). . .studied art at Instituto Allende, Mexico, and with Sister Corita at the Immaculate Heart College in Los Angeles. . ." 'Light Another Candle. . .' retells the story of Hanukkah and explains its symbols by describing high points in Jewish history, worship, and culture." Source: Amazon customer review. This book has a glossary with a pronunciation guide, a chronology of the Temple, a list of other books about Hanukkah, and is indexed.… (más)