The Matzo Ball Boy

Illustrated by Rosanne Litzinger
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On sale Feb 01, 2007 | 32 Pages | 978-0-14-240769-1
On the morning of the Passover seder, a lonely bubbe decides to make a matzo ball boy to keep her company. Soon delicious smells waft from the bubbling pot, and when she lifts the lid to see if the matzo ball boy is done, out he jumps. “Oy!” she cries. “And where do you think you’re going?” “I’m off to see the world, bubbe,” he replies. Before long, a yenta and her children, a rabbi, and a fox are all on a mad chase to catch the matzo ball boy!
Lisa Shulman is the author of several picture books, including The Matzo Ball Boy and The Moon Might Be Milk. She lives in Northern California with her husband, twin daughters, and the world's friendliest dog and cat. View titles by Lisa Shulman
Rosanne Litzinger is a children’s book illustrator living in Beverly Hills, California. She has illustrated many books, including Estie the Mensch by Jane Kohuth. View titles by Rosanne Litzinger

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On the morning of the Passover seder, a lonely bubbe decides to make a matzo ball boy to keep her company. Soon delicious smells waft from the bubbling pot, and when she lifts the lid to see if the matzo ball boy is done, out he jumps. “Oy!” she cries. “And where do you think you’re going?” “I’m off to see the world, bubbe,” he replies. Before long, a yenta and her children, a rabbi, and a fox are all on a mad chase to catch the matzo ball boy!

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Lisa Shulman is the author of several picture books, including The Matzo Ball Boy and The Moon Might Be Milk. She lives in Northern California with her husband, twin daughters, and the world's friendliest dog and cat. View titles by Lisa Shulman
Rosanne Litzinger is a children’s book illustrator living in Beverly Hills, California. She has illustrated many books, including Estie the Mensch by Jane Kohuth. View titles by Rosanne Litzinger

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