…there's depth and texture in the mottled planes of color as well as an appropriate menace underlying the bright exoticism of the images. —Bulletin Of The Center For Children’s Books
This oft-told tale is so refreshingly illustrated that it deserves this new telling. —Publishers Weekly
Colorful illustrations, characterized by strong line- an adaptation of traditional Iranian art techniques- match the overall ebullience of the whole. Hillenbrand is particularly adept at capturing characters with a minimum of detail… and at using repetitive shapes to make a statement… —The Horn Book