Your neighbor’s Christmas tree is covered with lights.

You have a similar something for the holidays, but yours has fewer twinklers – eight, to be exact, one per night, and everyone in your family is eager for each one of them. Hanukkah coincides with Christmas and Kwanzaa and Boxing Day this year, making room for everyone to participate. So why not enjoy some good reading before you put out the menorah?

Start with the youngest Hanukkah celebrants: in “Hanukkah Pajamakkahs” by Dara Henry, pictures by Olga & Aleksey Ivanov (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, $18.99) Ruthie is excited about Hanukkah, just as she is ever year but one thing’s extra-extra-special this season: she has new pajamakkahs and she’s eager to wear them as much as possible and for all eight nights. Her parents have other ideas, though, so they broker a deal: she’s got to keep them clean all week long. Easier said than done! Can Ruthie stay spot-free for eight busy days?

This is a great book for messy kids and 3-to-5-year-olds who love the holiday. Bonus if your kiddoes have their own pajamakkahs.

Slightly older children, especially kids who love Jewish history, are new to the family, or want to change up their Hanukkah reading, will want to browse “What Jewish Looks Like” by Liz Kleinrock and Caroline Kusin Pritchard, illustrated by Iris Gottlieb (Harper, $19.99). This book offers pages and pages of mini-biographies of influential, famous, change-making Jews, mostly from modern times, written in accessible, kid-friendly format. Each bio is short enough that it can be read in just a few minutes, which is the perfect length. Your 9-to-14-year-old will appreciate each chapter’s brevity; adults looking for something distracting for a minute might like that, too.

If romance movies haven’t gotten you in the spirit of the season yet, try “Love You a Latke” by Amanda Elliot (Berkley, $19.00). Cafe owner Abby Cohen is not having Hanukkah, she’s just not feeling it. So when Seth Abrams insists on visiting her cafe every day with an annoying sunny demeanor and Hanukkah in his heart, she gets angry. It doesn’t help that her Vermont, Yule-minded neighbors don’t seem to understand that Hanukkah is not Christmas.

There’s everything in this novel: snow, New England, latkes, and boy-meets-girl for anyone age 16 and up.

And finally, if you like your Hanukkah a little dark, look for “Eight Very Bad Nights,” edited by and with story from Tod Goldberg (Soho Crime, $27.95). It’s an anthology of eleven Hanukkah noir short stories of crime and covertness, murder and mayhem from authors you may know and love. Start early and sit down to consume one each night, this book is perfect for fans of whodunits ages 16 and up.

And if these books aren’t enough for your family’s holiday, be sure to check with your favorite bookseller or librarian. There are literally thousands of good Hanukkah books – fiction, nonfiction, history, and more – on the shelves for every member of your family to enjoy. Why not make a new tradition this year?

Happy Challah-Days!