Bubba Brayna’s legendary latkes lure an unexpected visitor into her home in this playful Hanukkah tale from a master storyteller. Bubba Brayna makes the best latkes in the village, and on the first night of Hanukkah, the scent of her cooking wakes a hungry, adorable bear from his hibernation. He lumbers into town to investigate, and Bubba Brayna—who does not see or hear very well—mistakes him for her rabbi. She welcomes the bear inside to play the dreidel game, light the menorah, and enjoy a scrumptious meal. However, after her well-fed guest leaves, there’s a knock at the door—it’s the rabbi, and all of Brayna’s other friends, arriving for dinner. But there are no latkes left—and together, they finally figure out who really ate them.
This sweet Hanukkah book can be used in speech therapy to address sequencing, inferencing, and character analysis. It is also great for noticing character expressions and varying tones of voice as well as for /air/, /br/, /r/, and /l/ sounds! Discover more of the speech and language teaching concepts for using Hanukkah Bear in speech therapy below:
