Hanukkah 1-2-3!: A First Counting Book (a Jewish Holiday Concept Book): Board Books to Celebrate the Jewish Holidays -- Joy Nelkin Wieder, Board Book

Learning to count is as easy as 1, 2, 3 in this unique board book celebrating the holiday of Hanukkah!

From opening one gift to lighting two menorah candles and from frying three latkes all the way to ten people singing a round, young readers will grasp how to count as they learn about the Jewish holiday Festival of Lights!

With simple but clever rhyming text paired with stylish, appealing art, this is a perfect starter board book for children just beginning to learn core concepts--and it doubles as a perfect Hanukkah gift! The book also includes an age-appropriate explanation of Hanukkah and the ways in which the holiday is celebrated.

Author: Joy Nelkin Wieder
Publisher: Abrams Appleseed
Published: 09/16/2025
Pages: 24
Binding Type: Board Book
ISBN: 9781419776182
Audience: Baby-Preschool

About the Author
Joy Nelkin Wieder is an author, artist, and educator. Her picture book The Passover Mouse, illustrated by Shahar Kober, was awarded the SCBWI PJ Library Jewish Stories Award and was chosen as a PJ Library Selection. Wieder's historical novel The Secret Tunnel was selected for the PJ Our Way program. When she's not writing or illustrating books for children, she might be painting landscapes or training service dogs. Wieder lives outside Boston with her husband and two cats. Learn more at jnwieder.com. Aura Lewis is an illustrator, author, and designer inspired by women's history, fashion, social activism, and culture from around the world. Her books include The Illustrated Feminist, Spectacular Sisters, Dazzling Zelda, and We the People, which was a NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book and a California Reading Association Eureka! Nonfiction Children's Book Honoree. Lewis holds an MFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York City and currently lives near Shanghai. Learn more at AuraLewis.com.