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Taylor, Sean , Khayaal Theatre,

Riding a Donkey Backwards: Wise and Foolish Tales of Mulla Nasruddin

48 pp. | Candlewick | August, 2019 | Trade ISBN 978-1-5362-0507-7 $18.99
(2) K-3 Illustrated by Shirin Adl. Twenty-one pithy tales starring the pan-Muslim trickster figure Mulla Nasruddin challenge readers' perceptions. In one story, a man asks Nasruddin, standing on the opposite bank of a river, how he can cross to the other side. Nasruddin replies, "What a birdbrain...You are on the other side!" With his towering turban, expressive face, and fluffy cotton gravity-defying beard, Nasruddin will elicit giggles even as readers contemplate the puzzles he poses. Mixed-media illustrations incorporate paper, tissue, felt, yarn, sticks, beads, and more. Glos.
Reviewer: Julie Hakim Azzam | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2019

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