Cover of The Only One Club

The Only One Club

This heartwarming story explores the many ways in which children feel unique and special. Mrs. Matthews's first grade class begins making Christmas decorations, but because Jennifer is Jewish, Mrs. Matthews allows her to make Hanukkah decorations instead. Jennifer enjoys the attention and creates "The Only One Club," of which she is the sole member. When her classmates want to join, she is resistant until she realizes that each of her friends is also "the only one" at something. As she inducts them into her club she reveals the unique qualities that make each of her classmates extraordinary. Through this touching story, young children are encouraged to discover and treasure their own uniqueness and to actively look for special qualities in others beyond race or culture. A medley of pencil, watercolor, acrylic paint, and pastel illustrations bring this inspiring and humorous tale to life.

Themes
identityjewishreligion
Setting
christmas
Mood
emotional
Audience
picture bookschildrens
Length
short · 32 pages

Click a tag to see books like this one that share it.

Read it? Sign in to help tag it.

Liked The Only One Club? Here’s where I’d start.

These suit anyone who liked The Only One Club. Sign in and mark a few books for picks shaped around your own taste.

  1. The Chanukkah Guest Shares picture books, childrens, hanukkah
  2. Hanukkah Bear Shares picture books, hanukkah, childrens
  3. I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Dreidel Shares picture books, childrens, hanukkah
  4. How Do Dinosaurs Say Happy Chanukah? Shares picture books, childrens, hanukkah

“If you want more of the same, start with these.”

  1. The Borrowed Hanukkah Latkes
  2. 10 Easter Egg Hunters: A Holiday Counting Book
  3. The Leprechaun Who Lost His Rainbow
  4. The Easter Bunny That Overslept

“If it was the hanukkah that hooked you, try one of these.”

  1. Elijah's Angel: A Story for Chanukah and Christmas
  2. The Hanukkah Hop!
  3. Hanukkah in Alaska
  4. Hanukkah Moon

“These start from a similar idea, even if they go somewhere else with it.”

  1. Drawing and Painting Beautiful Faces: A Mixed-Media Portrait Workshop
  2. The Acrylic Artist's Bible
  3. Oil Paints
  4. Kitty Cat, Kitty Cat, Are You Waking Up?