"It's Hanukkah, and Max and Rachel are excited to light the menorah in their family's new apartment. But, unfortunately, their Hanukkah box is missing. So now they have no menorah, candles, dreidels, or, well, anything! Luckily, their neighbors are happy to help, offering thoughtful and often humorous stand-in items each night. And then, just as Hanukkah is about to end, Max and Rachel, inspired by the shamash ("helper") candle, have a brilliant idea:...

Lying in bed, a child reflects on her new apartment, and the neighbors living around and above her, and looks forward to meeting them and her new classmates.

"A picture book about a surreptitious spider who gathers the courage to help the neighbors she has watched over from afar--a promising painter, a proper little lady, a mindful young man, a brave girl and her exceptionally brave tortoise"--

When Edmond Bigsnout, a lone wolf, sets out to satisfy his craving for a city rabbit, his efforts are foiled by apartment dwellers who think he is a new neighbor.