Dear Santa, Love Rachel Rosenstein / written by Amanda Peet and Andrea Troyer ; illustrated by Christine Davenier.
"A Jewish girl decides that she wants to celebrate Christmas, so she writes a letter to Santa"--Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 0553510614
- ISBN: 9780553510614
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, [2015]
- Copyright: ©2015
Content descriptions
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 20.99 |
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Subject: | Santa Claus > Juvenile fiction. Jews > United States > Juvenile fiction. |
Genre: | Christmas stories. Jewish fiction. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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- Baker & Taylor
"A Jewish girl decides that she wants to celebrate Christmas, so she writes a letter to Santa"-- - Baker & Taylor
Wanting to celebrate Christmas despite her Jewish ethnicity, little Rachel writes letters to Santa, covertly decorates her home and explores her sense of cultural identity before leaving out latkes for Santa and his reindeer. Simultaneous eBook. - Baker & Taylor
Wanting to celebrate Christmas despite her Jewish ethnicity, little Rachel writes letters to Santa, covertly decorates her home and explores her sense of cultural identity before leaving out latkes for Santa and his reindeer. - Random House, Inc.
For anyone who's ever asked "Why can't we have a Christmas tree?" comes a lighthearted story about being Jewish during the holiday seasonâby actress Amanda Peet!
Rachel Rosenstein is determined to celebrate Christmas this yearâand the fact that her family is Jewish is not going to stop her. In a series of hilarious and heartwarming mishaps, Rachel writes a letter to Santa explaining her cause, pays him a visit at the mall, and covertly decorates her house on Christmas Eve (right down to latkes for Santa and his reindeer). And while Rachel may wrestle with her culture, customs, and love of sparkly Christmas ornaments, she also comes away with a brighter understanding of her own identity and of the gift of friends and family.
Inspired by actress Amanda Peet's experience with her own children, Dear Santa, Love, Rachel Rosenstein is sure to be a new holiday classic!
"Will help introduce young readers to other cultures while allowing them to preserve the magic of their own."âBooklist
"Actress Peet and her friend/coauthor Troyer, both newcomers to childrenâs books, handle Rachelâs obsession and her familyâs strong sense of religious identity with equal empathy and humor."âPublishers Weekly
"Thereâs lots of humor in the text and in the lively, scribbly, colorful illustrations. But the authors wisely donât gloss over Rachelâs feelingsâwhich can be common for anyone who doesnât celebrate Christmas that time of year, a notion that steers the text toward a happy, multi-culti ending."âThe Horn Book