Although the context for the story is the very modest home of impoverished elderly Jewish grandparents, the appeal is universal. Seven-year-old Rifkeh visits her tiny Bubbe Malke every Saturday, never noticing how sickly or poor she is. Because Bubbe Malke is loving and kind, considerate of every living thing around her, she is to Rifkeh always larger than life and beautiful. One day Rifkeh brings her grandmother a gift. It's a necklace with a copper-enamelled butterfly pendant that Rifkeh painted. On that same day, she also notices that the sabbath meal Bubbe Malke is preparing is being cooked in a tiny pot with barely any meat in it. Suddenly she becomes aware of her grandmother's difficult circumstances and is moved to tears. But then a miracle happens: As Bubbe Malke uses her best dishes and silverware to greet the sabbath, to celebrate the gift her granddaughter gave her, and to imbue the occasion with as much joy and beauty as she can, everything begins to change, taking on a magnificent appearance. An old chair begins to look like a throne, Bubbe Malke becomes tall and stately like a queen, and the little pot is transformed into a large soup tureen filled to the brim with delicious chicken stew. The Magic Pot is a moving story, well written and illustrated, about the magic of love, appreciation, and the ability to celebrate, despite of obstacles, the most important things in life.