Celia Gurevitch Jewish Community Library

Davey in David Gantz‘s Davey’s Hanukkah Golem live in a modern city. His grandfather though tells him the centuries old story of how the Golem protected the Jews in Prague. On the first night of Hanukkah gets a shine new scooter. When he takes it for a spin next day he thinks he is getting chased by other scooters, while his chasers think they are all in scooter race. Davey climbs into a cave in the city park, where he finds clay. He builds his own mini-golem from it, and when he gets out much later he attributes the golem protecting him and his scooter that he left behind unattended. All is well, and he gets home just in time to light his own Hanukkah candles. He gives his golem to grandpa as a sign of appreciation.

That’s all there is to this story, but it is written and more importantly illustrated more eloquently with black and white line pictures, into which the text is woven. The front cover shows Davey and Grandpa, while the back covers has the golem protecting the city. Pick this one up, particularly if you are planning to give Hanukkah gifts to your children