"In darkest December / Night steals in early / And whisks away the light. / But warm inside, / Mama, Papa and Grandma Rose / Light the sun..." So opens a full-color picture book rendering of the way each person in a family with five children contributes to a contented Hanukkah evening together somewhere and sometime in the mid-20th century. A half-page explanation of Hanukkah follows the picture story noteworthy for the language of its text and for the depiction of intergenerational activity during a ritual celebration. (Ages 2-5)