My Sister Shahrazad: Tales from the Arabian Nights

-- The selection includes: Aladdin, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, The Fisherman and the Jinni-- Beautiful illustrations by a top illustrator with a Middle Eastern backgroundFor these ten masterly retellings, entrancing and gloriously funny by turns, Robert Leeson has selected a feast of tales that give a rich flavor of the Thousand and One Nights. The collection ranges from well-loved tales of treasure, magical power and quick wits (Aladdin, The Fisherman and the Jinni, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves) to hilarious romps (The Woman with Five Suitors, The Story of the Hunchback, The Sleeper and the Waker); it includes a magical romance (The Ebony Horse), and also a scattering of spiced sweetmeats (The Dream, The Donkey). Christina Balit's splendidly decorative illustrations create a classic that will enthrall readers young and old. Ages 7+.