Muffin & Mama Make Challah

About the Book

A page-by-page beautiful picture book with the story of Mama, an older lady who has plenty of energy, and her cat, Muffin, who follows Mama’s steps in creating challah, which is the traditional bread eaten on Friday nights by Jewish families. Each step of the recipe is illustrated, as performed by Mama, and Muffin is an active participant in the entire process. This is an authentic recipe which can be followed to achieve a beautiful and delicious loaf of bread. Children will enjoy the antics and photos of Muffin!

About the Author

Louise Siegel is a retired school librarian who has a cat called Muffin. Louise didn’t start making her own challah until she realized how much she would enjoy the process, and fortunately, Muffin followed every step of the way. Louise even has actual photos of Muffin “supervising” while she prepares the challah. Louise enjoys reading to children, usually preschool or kindergarten, and watching their faces light up as they enjoy stories. She hopes many children will laugh and chuckle as they hear this story!