Hanukkah Hamster

The holiday season is a busy time, with people bustling about. And it's a busy time for Edgar, a cabdriver who conveys passengers around the city. All day long Edgar drives his cab; many people going to many different places. At the end of one busy day, Edgar is so tired he climbs into the backseat of his cab to take a nap. But he discovers he is not alone. A little hamster has somehow been left behind from one of the many fares Edgar has driven. Edgar dutifully reports the hamster to the cab company's Lost and Found department, but in the meantime the little creature needs to be taken care of. Edgar brings the hamster to his apartment, making it a bed, feeding it, and even giving it a name, Chickpea. As Edgar starts his Hanukah observance, with no family nearby to share in it, the little hamster becomes more than a casual companion to the lonely man. But what happens when Chickpea's owner is found?

Author: Michelle Markel
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
Published: 09/15/2018
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.9lbs
Size: 11.30h x 9.20w x 0.30d
ISBN: 9781585363995
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.2
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 505515 / Hanukkah Hamster


Review Citation(s):
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2018 pg. 52
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2018
Foreword 08/26/2018
Publishers Weekly 09/24/2018
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2019 - Superior,Well Above Average