Kind-hearted Moishe is given a magical frying pan that will produce all the latkes you could wish for-latkes by the dozen, latkes by the hundreds-but only Moishe must use it. Alas, his short-tempered wife, Baila, does not heed the warning.

Laura Krauss Melmed is the author of several children's books. Born and raised in New York City, she now lives in Washington, D.C. with her husband and their three children.