The Matzah That Papa Brought Home
1995 children's book by Fran Manushkin
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The Matzah That Papa Brought Home is a 1995 fictional children's picture book by Fran Manushkin and illustrated by Ned Bittinger. It was originally published 1995, by Scholastic.[1] It has been awarded Notable Children's Books by the American Library Association and Notable Book for Younger Readers from the Sydney Taylor Book Award.[2][3]
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| Author | Fran Manushkin |
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| Illustrator | Ned Bittinger |
| Published | 1995 |
| Publisher | Scholastic Incorporated |
| Awards | Sydney Taylor Book Award Notable book (1995) ALA Notable Children's Books (1996) |
The story is written like a cumulative rhyme which tells the story of a family's celebration of the Passover Seder.[2][4]
Reception
A starred review in Publishers Weekly compliments the book's "cumulative text" and "easy and unforced" rhymes and describes Bittinger's character studies as "gems".[5] The School Library Journal described the text as "great fun" and the illustrations as "stellar". A review from Booklist calls Bittinger's illustrations "double-page-spread oil paintings that glow as brightly as the candles on the seder table",[1] while The Horn Book Magazine called the atmosphere of the book "festive and ritualistic".[6]
In 1995 the Sydney Taylor Book Award awarded the book with their Notable Young Readers award.[3] The American Library Association gave it the Notable Children's Books award in 1996.[2] It was also an American Bookseller Pick of the Lists.[7]
It sold more than 50,000 copies.[7]