![]() ![]() “Shield of the Maccabees,” is a collaborative effort with Dov Smiley, a Jewish educator who’s written and illustrated several Jewish-themed graphic novels and comic books (including “ Jewish Holiday Comics” and “The Book of Jonah”). Now, with the publication of “ Shield of the Maccabees: A Hanukkah Graphic Novel,” Kimmel, who’s penned more than 150 books, is taking a new spin on his beloved holiday, reshaping his masterful storytelling for the newer comic-style genre that is so popular for older readers and teens. In print ever since, “Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins” - about a Jewish wanderer in the Old World who outwits evil goblins and saves Hanukkah for the villagers - has become a classic. Kimmel and illustrated by the late Trina Schart Hyman, delighted scores of Jewish children and garnered a prestigious Caldecott honor award in 1989. When “ Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins” was first published 32 years ago, the picture book, written by Eric A. ![]()
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