"This entertaining folktale is part of an oral tradition from the
Middle East and Central Asia. ... A great choice for anyone looking
for a fun folktale with a positive message." - School Library
Journal (U.S.)
"Beautiful, bold, full-color illustrations and a strong, clear
moral lesson dominate the story about a boy who teaches a village
not to fear something simply because they haven't seen it before.
... The story allows children to laugh at how incredibly silly we
all can be and think through whether it is wise to act out of fear
or whether using your head and a little bit of courage is the right
course." - Wisconsin (U.S.) Muslim Journal
"These teaching stories can be experienced on many levels. A child
may simply enjoy hearing them; an adult may analyze them in a more
sophisticated way. Both may eventually benefit from the lessons
within." - "All Things Considered," National Public Radio
(U.S.)
"They [teaching stories] suggest ways of looking at difficulties
that can help children solve problems calmly while, at the same
time, giving them fresh perspectives on these difficulties that
help them develop their cognitive abilities" - psychologist Robert
Ornstein, Ph.D., in his lecture "Teaching Stories and the Brain"
given at the U.S. Library of Congress
"Through repeated readings, these stories provoke fresh insight and
more flexible thought in children. Beautifully illustrated." - NEA
Today: The Magazine of the National Education Association
(U.S.)
"Shah's versatile and multilayered tales provoke fresh insight and
more flexible thought in children." - Bookbird: A Journal of
International Children's Literature
"These stories ... are not moralistic fables or parables, which aim
to indoctrinate, nor are they written only to amuse. Rather, they
are carefully designed to show effective ways of defining and
responding to common life experiences." - Denise Nessel, Ph.D.,
Senior Consultant with the National Urban Alliance for Effective
Education (U.S.), writing in Library Media Connection: The
Professional Magazine for School Library Media Specialists
(U.S.)
"These enchanting stories Shah has collected have a richness and
depth not often encountered in children's literature, and their
effect on minds young and old can be almost magical." -
Multicultural Perspectives: An Official Journal of the National
Association for Multicultural Education (U.S.)
"Shah has collected hundreds of Sufi tales, many of which are
teaching tales or instructional stories. In this tradition, the
line between stories for children and those for adults is not as
clear as it seems to be in Western cultures, and the lessons are
important for all generations." - School Library Journal (U.S.)
"... these are vibrant, engaging, universal stories...." -
Multicultural Perspectives: An Official Journal of the National
Association for Multicultural Education (U.S.)
"... a series of children's books that have captivated the hearts
and minds of people from all walks of life. The books are tales
from a rich tradition of story telling from Central Asia and the
Middle East. Stories told and retold to children, by campfire and
candlelight, for more than a thousand years." - NEA Today: The
Magazine of the National Education Association (U.S.)
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