{"product_id":"dear-santa-love-rachel-rosenstein-9780553510614","title":"Dear Santa, Love, Rachel Rosenstein","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor anyone who's ever asked Why can't we have a Christmas tree? comes a lighthearted story about being Jewish during the holiday season\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003eby actress Amanda Peet \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRachel Rosenstein is determined to celebrate Christmas this year--and the fact that her family is Jewish is not going to stop her. In a series of hilarious and heartwarming mishaps, Rachel writes a letter to Santa explaining her cause, pays him a visit at the mall, and covertly decorates her house on Christmas Eve (right down to latkes for Santa and his reindeer). And while Rachel may wrestle with her culture, customs, and love of sparkly Christmas ornaments, she also comes away with a brighter understanding of her own identity and of the gift of friends and family.\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInspired by actress Amanda Peet's experience with her own children, \u003ci\u003eDear Santa, Love, Rachel Rosenstein\u003c\/i\u003e is sure to be a new holiday classic  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWill help introduce young readers to other cultures while allowing them to preserve the magic of their own.\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBooklist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eActress Peet and her friend\/coauthor Troyer, both newcomers to children's books, handle Rachel's obsession and her family's strong sense of religious identity with equal empathy and humor.\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere's lots of humor in the text and in the lively, scribbly, colorful illustrations. But the authors wisely don't gloss over Rachel's feelings--which can be common for \u003ci\u003eanyone \u003c\/i\u003ewho doesn't celebrate Christmas that time of year, a notion that steers the text toward a happy, multi-culti ending.\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Doubleday Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780553510614\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.80h x 10.00w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/14\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2015 pg. 67\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2015 pg. 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2015 pg. 59\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e182163 \/ Dear Santa, Love, Rachel Rosenstein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.4 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Amanda Peet, Andrea Troyer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38213603164341,"sku":"9780553510614","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_c14a9425-25a0-47ee-9ccc-511ea3e9882d.jpg?v=1610441960","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/dear-santa-love-rachel-rosenstein-9780553510614","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}