This collection features the work of Jacob J. Leibson, an author of religious children's stories and plays; Ruth E. Levi; the Rabbis: Rev. Dr. Alexander Lyons, Solomon Fineberg, Joseph Leiser, and Louis Witt; Imra Kraft, an author of educational children's plays; the vice president of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, Louis Broido and Elma Levinger, a teacher and activist who dedicated her writing career to producing work that would instill a sense of pride in Jewish children.

Commemorating the ancient rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem, and the reaffirmation of the ideals of Judaism, Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday featuring eight days of celebration, food and the nightly lighting of the Menorah. Collecting elven works from across two decades, The Big Festival of Lights: Stories and Plays for Hanukkah celebrates the spirit of the holiday for readers young and old.