Meet Mulla Nasruddin, a legendary character whose adventures and misadventures are enjoyed across the Islamic world. This witty collection of stories portrays his eccentric, engaging and irreverent character. Nasruddin always has a twinkle in his eye, a sliver of wisdom in his ramblings and a few good surprises up his sleeve! AGES: 6-10 AUTHOR: Shahrukh Husain writes for both adults and children and is the author of 'The Barefoot Book of Stories from the Opera'. When she is not writing, Shahrukh practices as a psychoanalytic psychotherapist, specialising in transcultural work. ILLUSTRATOR: Micha Archer has always loved the way words and pictures go together. Her illustrations are created using gouache, watercolour, pen and ink, and collage. She is influenced by her travels in West Africa, Mexico and Central America and the folk arts and crafts she saw there. She has also illustrated 'Lola's Fandango'.

SELLING POINTS: * Introduction to Islam: Mulla Nasruddin is an irreverent character or "holy fool" whose antics are famous across the Muslim world * Social & emotional development: The scrapes that Nasruddin finds himself in and the solutions he comes up with offer a bounty for discussion and inquiry * Humor: A sense of the absurd and of the vanity of human endeavor comes through in many of these tales REVIEWS: "Great storytelling for kids of all ages, this Islamic folklore collection focuses on Mulla Nasruddin, who is funny and wise, silly and grumpy, the conscience of his community but never self-important" -- Booklist.