Kimmel, E. (2008). The Tale of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves. NY,NY: Holiday House ISBN 082341258XAuthor: Eric Kimmel
Author Website: ericakimmel.com/
Illustrator: Will Hillebrand
Illustrator Website: www.willhillenbrand.com
Media Used: Watercolor and oil pastels
Publisher: Holiday House
Year of Publication: 2008
ISBN: 082341258X
Annotation: Ali Baba learns of the thieves gold den and the password. He takes some gold to his brother who is greedy and gets killed stealing. The thieves are tricked by the servant and Ali Baba is able to keep the gold.
Personal Reaction: This is an enjoyable recounting of one of the most famous Arabian Tales. The artwork is colorful and enhances the narrative page by page. This title would work well in a literature class or creative writing class.
Illustration: The colorful character depictions match the light hearted narrative. The picture of Ali Baba refusing to listen to his greedy brother with his fingers stuck in his ears is very relatable to young readers.Use of Media: Some pages have full color scenes while the opposite page will be smaller depictions of the narrative. The characters are sometimes too fancy or off balance with the Middle East location. For example when the thief has Ali Baba blindfolded. Ali Baba looks more like a Santa Claus than a tailor.
Illustrator: Will Hillebrand
Illustrator Website: www.willhillenbrand.com
Media Used: Watercolor and oil pastels
Publisher: Holiday House
Year of Publication: 2008
ISBN: 082341258X
Annotation: Ali Baba learns of the thieves gold den and the password. He takes some gold to his brother who is greedy and gets killed stealing. The thieves are tricked by the servant and Ali Baba is able to keep the gold.
Personal Reaction: This is an enjoyable recounting of one of the most famous Arabian Tales. The artwork is colorful and enhances the narrative page by page. This title would work well in a literature class or creative writing class.
Illustration: The colorful character depictions match the light hearted narrative. The picture of Ali Baba refusing to listen to his greedy brother with his fingers stuck in his ears is very relatable to young readers.Use of Media: Some pages have full color scenes while the opposite page will be smaller depictions of the narrative. The characters are sometimes too fancy or off balance with the Middle East location. For example when the thief has Ali Baba blindfolded. Ali Baba looks more like a Santa Claus than a tailor.
Use of Media: Some pages have full color scenes while the opposite page will be smaller depictions of the narrative. The characters are sometimes too fancy or off balance with the Middle East location. For example when the thief has Ali Baba blindfolded. Ali Baba looks more like a Santa Claus than a tailor.
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