The Rose's Smile: Farizad of the Arabian Nights

by David Kherdian, Stefano Vitale (Illustrator)

Long ago in the land of Arabia, an old woman visits Farizad in her beautiful garden and rewards her with a prophecy. She tells the young maiden that her garden lacks three treasures that Farizad must find in order for her destiny to be complete. Full color.

Genres: Picture Books

40 pages, Library Binding

First published September 1, 1997

Reviews

[Karl · Rating 1 out of 5]

Huh?

[Jean-Marie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read aloud this picture book with my 7- and 11-year old for our Middle Ages: Arabs history lesson. The Rose's Smile is one of the tales Shahrazad tells King Shahryar during the "One Thousand and One Nights" she captivates him with her storytelling in order to delay her execution. Beautiful illustrations complement the story in this picture book.

[Melanie Gaum · Rating 5 out of 5]

I used to listen to this story over and over again on a cassette tape when I was a kid! That version had two brothers, but this one was still great! I had forgotten most of the details, so it was enjoyable to be reacquainted with the tale.

[Cindy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This will be exciting to read several of the 1001 tales from the Arabian Nights, I am sure I will get into some of the more obscure ones, like this.

[Amanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

Would be good to do for storytelling...with some changes.