Sydney Taylor Book Award Notable book (1995) ALA Notable Children's Books (1996) The Matzah That Papa Brought Home is a 1995 fictional children's picture book by Fran Manushkin and illustrated by Ned Bittinger.

[2][4] 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".

[3] The American Library Association gave it the Notable Children's Books award in 1996.