The Tale of Ali BabaAND THE FORTY THIEVESA STORY FROM THE ARABIAN NIGHTS
BY ERIC KIMMELILLUSTRATED BY WILL HILLENBRANDHOLIDAY HOUSE, GRADEs 2-6
HOLIDAY HOUSE, GRADEs 2-6
Ali Baba learns the special words to open a secret lair filled with the loot of the forty thieves, but when he tells his brother, Qasim, greed takes over and Qasim is found dead, leaving Ali Baba to wonder if he had been better off not knowing the words at all.
Reviews
…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
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