"It's much too soon for dreidels. The shofar has been blown.

But look-Sukkot is coming! Let's eat-say yes by phone."

Shelley and Jimmy Mindel help to build and decorate a sukkah, prepare a holiday lunch for family and friends, and handle four unexpected (green) guests with care, resulting in a sweet mitzvah (a "good deed"). A first lost tooth and a note from the tooth fairy add an extra layer of warmth and charm to this rhyming tale.

Back matter includes a glossary called SWEET WORDS, filled with definitions and pronunciations of Yiddish and Hebrew words sprinkled throughout the story, such as chag sameach ("happy holiday"), nosh ("snack"), and rugelach ("a small cookie with a cream-cheese dough that is rolled around a filling, such as nuts, chocolate or jam"); an "All About Sukkot" spread in verse; sheet music for two new songs, "Sukkah-Doodle-Doo!" and "Let's Go Out to the Sukkah!" sung to the tunes of "Give My Regards to Broadway" and "Take Me Out to the Ball Game," respectively; and recipes for noodle kugel and chocolate chip mandel bread (cookies).

FROM THE BACK COVER:

HAPPY SUKKOT!

You're here at the sweetest time of year to meet the Mindel family, owners of the Sarah Mindel Mandel Bread Company. Their slogan: "Oh my gosh-what a nosh!" The head of the company is Sarah Mindel-Nana to her grandkids, Shelley and Jimmy. Her picture is on the box. The cookie factory is always busy, but when Sukkot approaches, orders are, ahem, through the roof! To get ready for the holiday, the family will build and decorate a sukkah and make all the preparations for a special lunch. Best of all? You're invited! But shhh . . . unbeknownst to the Mindels, this Sukkot will be full of surprises. Fun songs and recipes inside!