Grover is celebrating Purim, which means baking hamantaschen, dressing up in Purim costumes, listening to the story of Queen Esther, and making noise with his grogger when Haman's name is said.

To celebrate Purim an old woman makes hamantashen cookies, with no assistance from her lazy pets who are secretly planning a surprise. Includes author's note on the origin of this festive holiday and a recipe for hamantashen.

A shopkeeper who grumbles about the noise of Purim grakkers uses one to chase away a mean boy who tries to steal the special grakker Ben bought for his sister, Esther.

"In Jewish Holiday Baking, adapted from his Breaking Breads, Uri Scheft shares key classic holiday baking recipes like challah and babka-and provides his creative twists on them as well, showing how bakers can do the same easily at home. But the book is not limited to breads alone. Holiday sweets, whether chocolate-filled babka, poppyseed hamantaschen, or fruit-filled sufganiyot, are recipes of dessert-lovers' dreams. And with the addition of traditional...

"The Purim play is about to start, but the megillah is missing! Without the scroll that recounts the Purim story, how can the show go on? Never fear: three determined hamantaschen detectives are on the case. With the help of a mysterious stranger and a few disguises, the detectives uncover the facts so the true story of Purim can be told." --

"With fresh biblical insight, pastor and New York Times bestselling author Max Lucado unpacks the book of Esther's promise and invitation: Relief will come.. Will you be a part of it? In [this book] Max will help you reclaim your eternal identity as a citizen of heaven, put your hope in the God of grand reversals, cultivate courage for your challenging times, and discover your role in God's story."--Dust jacket flap.

Presents ten holiday stories set in the tiny Jewish village of Chelm, where it is said that the angels distributing silliness throughout the world tipped their bowls and spilled it all.

"Passover baking is the greatest annual challenge in the Jewish kitchen--because dessert recipes cannot use flour, yeast, soymilk, or even pure vanilla--but [this book] changes all that with more than 45 Passover recipes that put a contemporary, gourmet twist on classic Jewish desserts and introduces bakers to desserts they may not have considered for a particular holiday, such as pumpkin doughnuts for Chanukah, caramelized mocha & vanilla bean napoleons...

"Discover a world of celebrations! This entertaining book introduces kids to 14 holidays, from Brazilian carnival, Chinese New Year, Bastille Day, and the Cherry Blossom Festival to Purim, Holi, Eid al-Fitr, Day of the Dead, and Halloween. As in the popular What's On Your Plate?, each spread showcases a different holiday, offering background, cultural context, vocabulary words, photographs, and instructions for festive projects."--Publisher's description....

"Rhyming text takes readers through Jewish holidays, including Tu B'Shevat, Purim, and Chanukah, and their related special dishes. Back matter includes a glossary describing each holiday, along with easy, kid-friendly recipes of the featured dishes"--