It’s almost Purim, and Talia’s sure that Grandma said they’re going to bake haman-tushies. Eww!

But as Talia helps Grandma with the recipe and learns the story of Purim–from the bravery of Queen Esther to the schemes of wicked Haman–she discovers a lot about these holiday cookies that she didn’t know. The third in Marshall’s play-on-words Talia stories including Talia and the Rude Vegetables and Talia and the Very YUM Kippur. The book includes a recipe for Hamantaschen at the end.