![<description><p><strong>SHOW NOTES: </strong><span class="MUhG4e OGjyyf" data-blogurl="https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/"><a href= "https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2025/12/a-hanukkah-classic-crossover-with-fuse.html">https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2025/12/a-hanukkah-classic-crossover-with-fuse.html</a> </span></p> <p><strong>TRANSCRIPT:</strong> <a href= "https://otter.ai/u/2QqWmvmeK1xGjP9AmSJelGqNVCg?utm_source=copy_url"> https://otter.ai/u/2QqWmvmeK1xGjP9AmSJelGqNVCg?utm_source=copy_url</a> </p> <p><img src="//assets.libsyn.com/show/98532/Fuse_8_n_Kate_1.png" alt="" width="400" height="400" /></p> <p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">Fuse 8 n' Kate is a weekly podcast hosted by School Library Journal, in which super-librarian Betsy Bird and her sister Kate evaluate 20+ year old picture books to decide whether they should be considered classics. Since The Book of Life is 20 years old (and hopefully a classic), I asked Betsy and Kate to collaborate on a Hanukkah episode! We did a joint episode that will appear on both our feeds, interviewed each other, and talked about <em>The Borrowed Hanukkah Latkes</em> by Linda Glaser, illustrated by Nancy Cote, published in 1997. Did we decide it was a classic? Listen and find out!</p> <p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><strong>LEARN MORE: </strong></p> <ul data-pm-slice="3 3 []"> <li> <p><a href= "https://afuse8production.slj.com/category/fuse-8-n-kate/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Fuse 8 n' Kate Podcast</a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href= "https://shop.yiddishbookcenter.org/products/the-borrowed-hanukkah-latkes-by-linda-glaser" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Buy</a> or <a href="https://search.worldcat.org/title/36159557" target= "_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Borrow</a> <em>The Borrowed Hanukkah Latkes</em></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="https://www.lindaglaserauthor.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Linda Glaser's website</a></p> </li> <li> <p><a href="https://www.nancycoteillustration.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Nancy Cote's website</a></p> </li> <li> <p data-pm-slice= "1 1 ["bulletList",null,"listItem",null]">Linda Glaser on The Book of Life in <a href= "https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2006/07/book-of-life-in-america-july-2006.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">2006</a> (<em>Bridge to America</em>) and <a href= "https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2014/01/hannahs-way.html" target= "_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">2014</a> (<em>Hannah's Way</em>)</p> </li> <li> <p>Betsy's 2025 recommended reading throughout December: <a href= "https://afuse8production.slj.com/category/31-days-31-lists/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">31 Days, 31 Lists</a></p> </li> <li>Heidi's "Share Your Shelf, Share Your Story" Jewish Book Month posts on <p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><a href= "https://www.facebook.com/Bookoflifepodcast" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer nofollow">Facebook</a> or <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/bookoflifepodcast/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer nofollow">Instagram</a>.</p> </li> </ul> <p><strong>HANUKKAH TREATS:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href= "https://drive.google.com/file/d/1knOfu7iXqv_jsyDEfPS0-XgvsP775OGr/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Miniature book about the podcast</a> -- print and fold! <a href= "https://youtu.be/21qi9ZcQVto?si=FLjuHWoOfVBcCEAn" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>folding instructions here</em></a><br /> <br /></li> <li><a href= "https://www.zazzle.com/collections/book_of_life_podcast_20th_anniversary-119211670739344839" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Book of Life 20th Anniversary Merch</a> -- sales benefit the Association of Jewish Libraries!</li> </ul> <p><strong>CREDITS:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Produced by <a href="https://login.cbiboca.org/fcl" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Feldman Children's Library</a> at <a href="https://www.cbiboca.org/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Congregation B'nai Israel</a></li> <li>Co-sponsored by the <a href= "https://jewishlibraries.org/">Association of Jewish Libraries</a></li> <li>Sister podcast: <a href= "https://jewishlibraries.org/nicejewishbooks/">Nice Jewish Books</a></li> <li>Theme Music: <a href= "https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2006/01/book-of-life-on-book-awards-january.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Freilachmakers Klezmer String Band</a></li> <li>Newsletter: <a href= "https://bookoflifepodcast.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">bookoflifepodcast.substack.com</a></li> <li>Facebook Discussion Group: <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/groups/JewishKidlitMavens" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Jewish Kidlit Mavens</a></li> <li>Facebook Page: <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/Bookoflifepodcast/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Facebook.com/bookoflifepodcast</a></li> <li>Instagram: <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/bookoflifepodcast/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">@bookoflifepodcast</a></li> <li>Support the Podcast: <a href= "https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/p/support.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Shop or Donate</a></li> </ul> <p>Your feedback is welcome! Please write to <a href= "mailto:bookoflifepodcast@gmail.com">bookoflifepodcast@gmail.com</a> or leave a voicemail at 561-206-2473.</p></description>](https://us-central1-podcastguru-217d6.cloudfunctions.net/gcf_get_image?image_url=https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Podcasts115/v4/fc/5f/50/fc5f50a4-337c-66ae-633b-3c01c4b5899d/mza_1820113780973406023.png/600x600bb.jpg&width=300&height=300&api_key=xqFmUFX5BHLBTA)
The Book of Life: Jewish Kidlit (Mostly)
Heidi Rabinowitz
A Hanukkah Classic Crossover with Fuse 8 n' Kate
DEC 1, 202544 MIN
A Hanukkah Classic Crossover with Fuse 8 n' Kate
DEC 1, 202544 MIN
Description
SHOW NOTES: https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2025/12/a-hanukkah-classic-crossover-with-fuse.html TRANSCRIPT: https://otter.ai/u/2QqWmvmeK1xGjP9AmSJelGqNVCg?utm_source=copy_url Fuse 8 n' Kate is a weekly podcast hosted by School Library Journal, in which super-librarian Betsy Bird and her sister Kate evaluate 20+ year old picture books to decide whether they should be considered classics. Since The Book of Life is 20 years old (and hopefully a classic), I asked Betsy and Kate to collaborate on a Hanukkah episode! We did a joint episode that will appear on both our feeds, interviewed each other, and talked about The Borrowed Hanukkah Latkes by Linda Glaser, illustrated by Nancy Cote, published in 1997. Did we decide it was a classic? Listen and find out! LEARN MORE: Fuse 8 n' Kate Podcast Buy or Borrow The Borrowed Hanukkah Latkes Linda Glaser's website Nancy Cote's website Linda Glaser on The Book of Life in 2006 (Bridge to America) and 2014 (Hannah's Way) Betsy's 2025 recommended reading throughout December: 31 Days, 31 Lists Heidi's "Share Your Shelf, Share Your Story" Jewish Book Month posts on Facebook or Instagram. HANUKKAH TREATS: Miniature book about the podcast -- print and fold! folding instructions here Book of Life 20th Anniversary Merch -- sales benefit the Association of Jewish Libraries! CREDITS: Produced by Feldman Children's Library at Congregation B'nai Israel Co-sponsored by the Association of Jewish Libraries Sister podcast: Nice Jewish Books Theme Music: The Freilachmakers Klezmer String Band Newsletter: bookoflifepodcast.substack.com Facebook Discussion Group: Jewish Kidlit Mavens Facebook Page: Facebook.com/bookoflifepodcast Instagram: @bookoflifepodcast Support the Podcast: Shop or Donate Your feedback is welcome! Please write to [email protected] or leave a voicemail at 561-206-2473.