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19Fran Milčinski,Ana Razpotnik DonatiHow People of Bootale Sowed SaltBootale serieswritten by Fran Milčinskiillustrated by Ana Razpotnik Donatioriginal title: V Butalah sejejo solchildren’s bookhardcover / 28 pages / first published in 2013rights available: world (except Spanish / Latin America) co-edition options e witty series recounting the adventures of people of Butale continues with the impudent and clever tale called How People of Butale Sowed Salt. e people of Butale have by now acquired brain, but they are in need of salt as they have had it with buying it elsewhere. What else can they do but sow it? And they do! A few months later when the elds are green, they taste the »keen early salt« and are excited by the prospect of a rich harvest if even the early salt stings so much. As it happens, we are nearing the harvest of nettles which suggests the »salt« will be even keener once it is ripe. e new literary adventure of people of Butale is complemented by superb illustrations, the work of Ana Razpotnik Donati, which are uniquely suited to Fran Milcinski’s ashes of wit and will entertain both the youngest and younger readers as well as those slightly older ones who will nd parallels between the most recent story from Butale and current social events. e »salt« will be even keener once it is ripe.