Book : Meet The Latkes - Silberberg, Alan

-Titulo Original : Meet The Latkes

-Fabricante :

Viking Books For Young Readers

-Descripcion Original:

Imagine James Marshalls The Stupids celebrating Hanukkah, and youd get the Latke family! Lucy Latkes family is just like yours or mine. Except that theyre potato pancakes. And also, they are completely clueless. After lighting the menorah and gobbling the gelt, Grandpa Latke tells everyone the Hanukkah story, complete with mighty Mega Bees who use a giant dreidel to fight against the evil alien potatoes from Planet Chhh. Its up to the Latke family dog to set the record straight. (To start with, they were Maccabees, not Mega Bees...) But hell have to get the rest of the Latkes to listen to him first! Review FROM PUBLISHERS WEEKLY The Latke family is celebrating the Festival of Lights. Yes, theyre actual potato pancakes; no, theyre not going to eat themselves (the menu calls for another traditional treat, jelly-filled donuts called sufganiyot). Grandpa Latke takes it upon himself to tell the story of CHHA-nukah! to Lucy Latke, but his narrative quickly goes off the rails: the heroes are yarmulke-wearing mega-bees, not Maccabees; their enemy is alien potatoes instead of Antiochus; a dreidel is turned into a Trojan Horse; and the tongue twister tattered tater tyrants makes a totally gratuitous appearance. Thank goodness the family dog, Applesauce (also a latke), is on hand to set the story straight. Readers who like their humor broad and goofy will lap this up, and Silberberg (Pond Scum) makes it extra tasty with sprawling and genially messy cartooning that looks like it was created by someone hopped up on chocolate gelt. THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW A full-blown kooky comedy unpacking an ancient Talmudic tale. About the Author Alan Silberberg ( silberbooks ) is an award-winning author, cartoonist and childrens TV creator who has worked with Nickelodeon and Disney. Hes the author and illustrator of three previous middle grade novels including Milo: Sticky Notes & Brain Freeze, which won the Sid Fleishman Humor Award and is currently in development to become an animated TV series. Though he’s been eating latkes for years, this is Alan’s debut picture book.