Review: The Three Latkes
The Three Latkes by Eric A. Kimmel, illustrated by Feronia Parker-Thomas Kar-Ben Publishing (imprint of Lerner Publishing Group) Category: Picture Books Reviewer: Lisa Silverman Buy at KarBen.com Jewish holiday books that riff off of a known folk tale can be fun, such as The Little Red Hen and the Passover Matzah , or The Runaway Latke . Here well-known author Eric Kimmel is lightly mimicking the part of the Gingerbread Man story where the fox outwits the Gingerbread Man and gobbles him up. Latkes made from red, yellow, and gold potatoes argue about which of them is the best, and invite the cat to judge the contest by eating them up. The cat devours them after topping them with applesauce, sour cream, and jam. The winner of the contest remains forever unknown because the latkes are no longer there to hear the answer. As an adult reader, I notice a number of logical inconsistencies. The most noticeable of these is the fact that the sentient latkes wish to be eaten, although they know