When Mr. Cohen, the baker, opens his oven, out jumps the Matzah Man. This rascal leads a cumulative chase through the neighborhood taunting everyone he meets. Mendel, a little boy, finally outwits the elusive Matzah Man when he hides him under the matzah cover on the seder table. Howland’s adaptation of “The Gingerbread Man” is teeming with Passover preparations and ends around a community table where all (especially Mendel) enjoy the best matzah they ever ate. A glossary of Passover terms is included.