Matzo Frogs

In this humorous tale, children learn from an unusual source the meaning of doing a mitzvah, an act of kindness, and the concept of one mitzvah leading to another. When Minnie Feinsilver spills the matzo ball soup she is making for her Shabbat dinner guests, she is distraught because knows she won't have time to cook another batch. A promise to visit a friend will keep her busy all afternoon, so her neighbors, a colony of helpful and lovable frogs, leap in to save the day. Working as a team, Sol Frog, an artist with an adorable beret, and his frog friends, who are "not just any frogs. Jewish frogs" (among them a fashionista and bubbe), find the recipe and use their myriad froggy talents to recreate Minnie's Shabbat soup. Parents can laugh along with their children at the imaginative story by Rosenthal, a debut author and documentary film producer. Sheldon's (Into the Deep) droll and clever images of frogs hopping to the rescue seamlessly complement the text. Ages 4%E2%80%938. Illustrator's agent: Ronnie Ann Herman, Herman Agency. (Sept.)