Even in bad times, people can be good.

It is both the seventh day of Hanukkah and Christmas Eve, 1938. Oskar, a refugee from the horrors of Nazi Europe, arrives by ship in New York City with only a photograph and an address for an aunt he's never met. As he walks the length of Manhattan, from the Battery to his aunt's home uptown, he encounters the sights of the city at holiday time—and receives small acts of kindness from its people, each in its way welcoming him to the city and a life in the new world.

Vividly capturing the atmosphere of New York, and referencing events that took place in the city in 1938, this timeless and heartwarming tale from award-winning authors Richard and Tanya Simon and bestselling illustrator Mark Siegel celebrates the power of new beginnings and the uplifting spirit of the holiday season.

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