I Love Matzah

by Freidele Galya Soban Biniashvili, Angelika Scudamore (Illustrator)

Overview

How many times a day and how many ways can one eat matzah, the quintessential Passover cracker? For a kid, it’s all day, every day and in many ways!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781541557277
Publisher:	Lerner Publishing Group
Publication date:	02/04/2020
Pages:	12
Sales rank:	439,846
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 6.40(h) x 0.30(d)
Lexile:	AD350L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 5 Years

About the Author

Freidele Galya Soban Biniashvili has been writing stories and poems since she was young. She is the author of several children's books including There's A Reason Why and Goldie and the Guests. She lives in Toronto, Canada with her husband and children.

Angelika Scudamore is based in South London. She loves the hustle and bustle of the city and stopping off at small coffee shops, where she gathers inspiration from the people and atmosphere.

Editorial Reviews

"A yummy addition to your holiday bookshelf." — Marcia Berneger, San Diego Jewish World

From the Publisher

2019-12-22
Eating matzah is a delicious Passover tradition for one happy kid.

In this ode to the unleavened foodstuff, a young preschooler noshes on the Passover specialty throughout the day in various yummy iterations, whether it's crumbled in yogurt, spread with jam, or alongside fish and carrots. Confined to a child's snug domestic world, all the action takes place within the home, and the simply rendered kitchen, dining-room, and bedroom scenes place all the focus on the curly-haired child's smiling face as yet another meal with the familiar, favorite food approaches. The book ends humorously with the family giggling at baby brother, who is wearing, not eating his treat, and a wish for readers to have a "Happy Passover!" Joyful illustrations are flat and bright, and there are little touches of Judaica sprinkled throughout that will make Jewish children feel seen: a Star of David mobile, a kippah-topped teddy bear, and a cheery "Got Matzah?" bib. Relayed in sprightly rhyming couplets, the text emphasizes the many tasty treats and the use of special Passover servingware, highlighting the terminal word in each rhyme, a device that will boost emergent literacy. It seems odd that the Seder isn't mentioned at all, but otherwise this speaks well to the routines and rituals that many children hold so dear.

Matzah lovers rejoice—this one's for you! (Board book. 1-4)

Kirkus Reviews