The way meat loves salt : a Cinderella tale from the Jewish tradition /
Nina Jaffe ; illustrated by Louise August.
- first edition.
- New York : Holt, (c)1998.
- 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
In this Eastern European Jewish variant of the Cinderella story, the youngest daughter of a rabbi is sent away from home in disgrace, but thanks to the help of the prophet Elijah, marries the son of a renowned scholar and is reunited with her family. Includes words and music to a traditional Yiddish wedding song.