Meet the Matzah, Alan Silberberg
Meet the Matzah, Alan Silberberg
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Meet the Matzah

Author: Alan Silberberg

Narrator: Sara Kapner

Unabridged: 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/02/2021

Synopsis

From the creator of Meet the Latkes comes the zaniest retelling of the Passover story starring an earnest matzah and his bready friends!

What makes this Passover different from all other Passovers?

Meet Alfie Koman. He's a matzah who really likes to hide. But Alfie also has a great story to tell his class of how the Hebrews fled Egypt to freedom. Too bad Loaf, the school sourdough bully, turns Alfie's Passover story upside-down. A pharaoh who is a giant cockroach? Moses as a mighty superhero? And Ten Plagues that include "No Wi-fi" and "Chocolate-turned-to-broccoli"?

Looks like it's up to Alfie and his best friend Challa Looyah to get the Passover story right. Alfie just has to come out of hiding first....

A follow-up to the hysterical Meet The Latkes, this Passover book is another mis-told holiday treat.

About The Author

Alan Silberberg (www.silberbooks.com) is an award-winning author, cartoonist and children's TV creator who has worked with Nickelodeon and Disney. He's the author and illustrator of three previous middle grade novels including Milo: Sticky Notes & Brain Freeze, which won the Sid Fleishman Humor Award and is currently in development to become an animated TV series. Meet the Latkes was Alan's debut picture book, followed by Meet the Matzah.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Julie on April 10, 2024

Meet the Matzah is a different type of Passover story retelling. Alfi-komen is supposed to tell the Passover story to his class. Everyone in this classroom is a different bread product and it is Alfi's turn to tell the Passover story. But during his speech, Loaf the school sourdough interrupts and t......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on August 01, 2023

A truly delightful and creative way to tell the Jewish story of Passover. A fun and entertaining read for all ages! So much cleverly goodness I must read more from this author! I enjoyed the playful use of all the characters being different types of breads and the youthful storytelling and artwork th......more

Goodreads review by Zibby on March 26, 2021

This is a funny way to tell a story about Hanukkah through an absurd family. This is a school story where Alfie Koman is a kid who loves to hide as his escape mechanism. He's charged with telling the Passover story, but the school bully who's also -- everybody is bread at this school. Loaf, the scho......more

Goodreads review by Dylan on July 22, 2021

A cute and sometimes silly retelling of the Passover story. Probably geared toward younger audiences, this picture book uses different cultures' breads to illustrate differences in experience and history. A great introduction to a Jewish holiday, as well as giving a glossary at the back.......more

Quotes

PRAISE FOR MEET THE MATZAH:

"Wonderfully stupid...genuinely moving."—Kirkus Reviews

"Laugh-out-loud... A fun and silly purchase for holiday collections."—School Library Journal

PRAISE FOR MEET THE LATKES:

"A full-blown kooky comedy unpacking an ancient Talmudic tale."—The New York Times Book Review

"Readers who like their humor broad and goofy will lap this up, and Silberberg...makes it extra tasty with sprawling and genially messy cartooning that looks like it was created by someone hopped up on chocolate gelt."—Publishers Weekly

PRAISE FOR ALAN SILBERBERG'S PREVIOUS BOOKS:

"Silberberg details the daily events with Wimpy Kid-like drawings and quick-witted humor that will keep the pages turning."—School Library Journal

"A read with one goal on its mind: entertainment."—Booklist

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