Where is that apricot jam?! This sweet-as-apple-pie rhyming tale—complete with two new holiday songs—is a charming and funny look at an afternoon nap that takes a zany and delicious detour!

It’s a few hours before Hanukkah, and with all the first-night festivities ahead—lighting candles, playing dreidel, eating latkes, and singing songs—Mom thinks Janie should take a nap. Try as she might, though, Janie just can’t sleep, which is exactly what her nana was hoping: she wants to show Janie how to bake a delicious apple pie. Will Nana and her granddaughter have time to bake, search for a jar of apricot jam, eat a piece of pie, and clean up the mess in the kitchen before Mom returns? Find out in this fast-spinning tale!

Back matter: Sheet music for two new holiday songs, a recipe for apple pie, menorah-lighting and dreidel game directions, and a glossary.

DID YOU KNOW? All of the guests arriving at Janie’s house to celebrate Hanukkah are from our picture book A Gefilte Fishy Tale. Look for them in the final scene. Even Butterscotch, the fun-loving dachshund, is there! You’ll notice, too, that Bubbe Judy is carrying a very large jar of applesauce to serve with the latkes—the potato pancakes! What do you think? Will that lid pop off? Or will it be difficult to open, just like the lid in A Gefilte Fishy Tale?