false 1370300 1 <div>Latkes are potato pancakes served at Hanukkah, and Lemony Snicket is an alleged children&#8217;s author. For the first time in literary history, these two elements are combined in one book. A particularly irate latke is the star of <i>The Latke Who Couldn&#8217;t Stop Screaming,</i> but many other holiday icons appear and even speak: flashing colored lights, cane-shaped candy, a pine tree. Santa Claus is briefly discussed as well. The ending is happy, at least for some. People who are interested in any or all of these things will find this book so enjoyable it will feel as though Hanukkah were being celebrated for several years, rather than eight nights.</div> 1360144 28 10 2007 The Latke Who Couldn't Stop Screaming: A Christmas Story total:455|5:3|4:4|3:1|2:0|1:0| 455 1863 696 91 4 3 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 19 16:39:06 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 19 16:39:06 -0800 2008
The latke sighed. "Presents aren't really a big part of Hanukah," it said in a voice hoarse from screaming. "There's nothing wrong with giving gifts to loved ones, of course,...more...]]> 5 2 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 26 02:35:48 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 26 02:37:07 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Sep 20 14:27:10 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 21 05:17:24 -0700 2008
"It is very frustrating not to be understood in this world. If you say one thing and keep being told you mean something else, it can make you wa...more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Apr 08 11:05:40 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 11:05:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Nov 13 20:09:23 -0800 2007 Tue Nov 13 20:22:20 -0800 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Dec 29 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 09:12:20 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 09:18:48 -0800 2008
"...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Feb 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 19 10:29:55 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 19 10:30:19 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 23 17:45:17 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 23 17:51:16 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Dec 04 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 04 17:30:33 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 04 17:33:00 -0800 2008 1 The Lump of Coal, I had to read this one. A screaming latke escapes the frying pan and tries to find understanding from Christmas lights, a candy cane, and a pine tree. He has some difficulty, but all ends well...kind of. Top notch holiday fun. And wi...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Dec 05 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 04 19:14:34 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 05 08:11:50 -0800 2008 1 5 0 false false Sun Dec 14 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 21 07:45:24 -0800 2008 Tue Mar 10 19:07:48 -0700 2009 The vocal latke of the title hops from the frying pan to seek his fortune in the world (not unlike the gingerbread man). He runs through the village and countryside encountering many secul...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Dec 13 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 21:14:27 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 21:22:16 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Fri Dec 19 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Sep 15 14:15:30 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 14:15:54 -0700 2009

Check out this very amusing video where Lemony's representative and the illustrator of the book are doing a book signing...]]> 4 0 false false Wed May 13 20:32:41 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 20:35:43 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Feb 05 04:28:46 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 04:30:33 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 26 08:06:38 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 26 08:07:27 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Nov 28 15:49:16 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 28 15:53:21 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Wed Feb 18 11:42:38 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 11:46:23 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Tue Jan 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 18:07:15 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 18:08:54 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Tue Dec 23 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 24 11:26:41 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 24 11:26:54 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1370300