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Loading... Abu Ali: Three Tales of the Middle Eastby Dorothy O. Van Woerkom
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Three enchanting tales of the silly, clever Abu Ali and his adventures. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)398.2Social sciences Customs, Etiquette, Folklore Folklore Folk literatureLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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These amusing stories are sure to please young folklore lovers, keeping them entertained while tickling their funny bone. Abu Ali's perplexity, as he gets on and off his donkey to count, is sure to win a chuckle, as is his claim that his coat is hungry. Harold Berson's droll illustrations, done in both color and black and white, accentuate the humor. I particularly liked the page on which the donkeys are lined up vertically, along the outside margin of the paper! Although no source material is given here, Van Woerkom does mention, in the sequel collection, The Friends of Abu Ali: Three More Tales of the Middle East, that her stories are based on the tales of the famed wise man, Nasr-ed-Din Hodja, describing them as Turkish. I assume the same can be said of the selections contained in her earlier anthology. ( )