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When Mireleh answers an important question asked by her father, the rabbi, in an improper manner, she is thrown out of the house, but as time passes, Mireleh finds her way back home where the family is reconciled and past mistakes forgiven.
By Louise August (illustrator) and Nina Jaffe

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9780805043846 | Henry Holt & Co, September 15, 1998, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: In this Eastern European Jewish variant of the Cinderella story, the youngest daughter of a rabbi is sent away from home in disgrace, but thanks to the help of the prophet Elijah, marries the son of a renowned scholar and is reunited with her family.

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Designed to help readers experience each holiday during the Jewish calendar year, a collection includes information regarding customs, stories, poems, songs with piano and guitar accompianment, and a play for Sukkot, Chanukah, Purim, Pesach, Savuot, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and the Sabbath.
By Louise August (illustrator), Adam Stemple and Jane Yolen

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9780399226526 | Putnam Pub Group, August 1, 1996, cover price $21.99 | About this edition: Relates customs and stories and offers poems, songs with piano and guitar accompaniment, and a play for each holiday of the Jewish calendar year

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Each night during Hanukkah, Mendel's children stand outside of the window of the rich merchant and enjoy the delicious smell of latkes, but the merchant is outraged. Reprint.
By Louise August (illustrator) and Nina Jaffe

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9780140556544 | Reprint edition (Puffin, October 1, 1995), cover price $4.99 | About this edition: A rich, arrogant merchant takes the family of a poor peddler to court and learns a lesson about the meaning of Hanukkah

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9780670828630 | Viking Pr, October 1, 1992, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: A rich, arrogant merchant takes the family of a poor peddler to court and learns a lesson about the meaning of Hanukkah

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A poor family eats potatoes each day of the week except on Saturday when they eat their special potato pudding, for which a recipe is included
By Louise August (illustrator) and Vicky Shiefman

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9780671865962 | Simon & Schuster, May 1, 1994, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: A poor family eats potatoes each day of the week except on Saturday when they eat their special potato pudding, for which a recipe is included

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