num_pages: 32
description: Many years ago in Poland, there lived a rabbi who had a wife and three daughters. One day, the rabbi asks his children a powerful "How much do you love me?" His older daughters profess their love in gold and diamonds, but his youngest daughter, Mireleh, declares she loves her father the way meat loves salt. For this remark, she is banished from her father's home.In this flavorful Jewish Cinderella tale, Mireleh's courageous journey is peppered with a perfect blend of magic and romance, leading to a reconciliation with her beloved father. Lavishly illustrated in Louise August's bold linocuts, The Way Meat Loves Salt will make a wonderful gift for the Jewish holidays.
language: English
title: The Way Meat Loves Salt: A Cinderella Tale from the Jewish Tradition
titlecomplete: The Way Meat Loves Salt: A Cinderella Tale from the Jewish Tradition
genres: Fiction, Cultural, Picture Books, Folk Tales, Jewish, Childrens, Fantasy, Fairy Tales, Judaism, Cinderella
ratings_count: 283
publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)