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School Library Journal
Reviewed on December 1, 2018 | PICTURE BOOKS
Gr 1–3—"Many, many years ago, there lived an old man in the old city of Damascus," a storyteller whose tales came to life via a wonder box that he carries in a chest on his back. For only one piaster, children could see "the wonders of the world and brave Sami riding on a lion." Sami, as the children learned, was a young shepherd who accomplished nearly impossible tasks to win the hand of his beloved Leyla, the da...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on March 1, 2019
A grown-up narrator looks back on his childhood in Damascus and the frequent visits from an old storyteller, who carried a wonder chest full of ma...Log In or Sign Up to Read More