Shahnameh

Reviews / Votes

'astonishingly beautiful ... Elizabeth Laird has managed to make the tales accessible for children whilst retaining the mystery and magic found in the original poem.' 'The stories have been carefully chosen, sensitively retold and collected together to capture the imagination of the reader, to ensure that they enjoy reading and having these stories read to them, as these are stories that need to be read aloud too... evocatively illustrated and will in fact appeal to children and adults alike all of whom will fall in love with this most exciting and beautiful of books about myth and history. A great classic that has been given the treatment it deserves and the coverage it has long needed.' Master storyteller Elizabeth Laird has retold this Persian classic with elegant simplicity and Shirin Adl's lively art work makes for a very pretty book. Master storyteller Elizabeth Laird has retold this Persian classic with elegant simplicity and Shirin Adl's lively art work makes for a very pretty book.

the tales retain their poetic quality but are accessible and easy to read. ... it is a visually stunning and unusual book.

'Frances Lincoln produce some wonderful versions of traditional tales and this is another to treasure - an ideal gift and a lovely keepsake...an enticing insight into an ancient culture, and the lyrical retelling is a delight to read aloud.'

'The stories have been carefully chosen, sensitively retold and collected together to capture the imagination of the reader, to ensure that they enjoy reading and having these stories read to them, as these are stories that need to be read aloud too... evocatively illustrated and will in fact appeal to children and adults alike all of whom will fall in love with this most exciting and beautiful of books about myth and history. A great classic that has been given the treatment it deserves and the coverage it has long needed.'

'astonishingly beautiful ... Elizabeth Laird has managed to make the tales accessible for children whilst retaining the mystery and magic found in the original poem.'