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123 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
This feast of Middle Eastern folklore from an award-winning Iraqi storyteller is paired with vibrant cut-paper art. The twenty fables and folktales in this illustrated storybook have taken a long journey. Many have roots that stretch across Europe, Asia and Africa, but when award-winning writer and gatherer of tales Rodaan Al Galidi learned them in his homeland of Iraq, it was as Arabic folktales and as part of the Arabic storytelling tradition. When he migrated to the Netherlands, he shaped twenty of those tales into his debut book for children, which was translated to English by Laura Watkinson. Filled with wisdom about love and acceptance, and warnings against folly, these elegantly translated stories, many unknown in the United States, of donkeys and roosters, kings, sheikhs and paupers are exquisitely illustrated by cut-paper artist Geertje Aalders. Beautifully packaged, The Three Princes of Serendip is a rich and varied introduction to the world of Middle Eastern folklore.
Jordion The partridge and the turtles -- The man who was never satisfied -- The strict sheikh -- The three princes of Serendip -- The lion and the bull -- The father, the son, and the donkey -- The poor woodcutter -- The lost necklace -- The beautiful city -- Sindibad -- Soup -- Murat and his best friend -- The ant and the cockroach -- The arrogant rooster -- The man who was thirsty -- Death and the servant -- The magic jugs -- The lion, the wolf, and the fox -- The wise man and the scorpion.
told by Rodaan Al Galidi ; illustrated by Geertje Aalders ; translated by Laura Watkinson.
"First published by Gottmer Publishing Group (Netherlands) 2017"--Colophon