Genre: Jewish / Family / Poland / Fairy Tale / Magic Year Published: 1998 Year Read: 2016 Publisher: Henry Holt and Company Even though there has been like a million retellings of “Cinderella” done already, I do recall one version of the tale that was quite unique as it had the “Cinderella” c...
retold by Nina Jaffe, illustrated by Wenhai Ma I've read this story before, but I don't think it was this book. Maybe it was in an issue of Cricket? I can't remember. This is a good retelling, and I like that Jaffe references all the people she consulted to help her tell the story.
This tale takes place in Poland. The youngest of 3 sisters, Mireleh, has no special skill or talent but is favored by her father. However when he takes great offense to her saying that she loves him "the way meat loves salt," she runs away. A Rabbi and his family take her in. They attend a wedding ...
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