Books with title A Thousand Nights

Day after day King Shahryar marries a new wife, only to have her put to death the following morning. Hundreds of wives have died before Shahrazad comes along. On the night of her wedding, Shahrazad begins to tell the king a story. But she hasn't time to complete it, she says. She'll tell him more the next night, and then there is another story after that. Night after night. Can Shahrazad tell stories so wonderful that the king will want to listen to them instead of cutting off her head?This is a completely new version of the Arabian Nights: many of the stories are told here for the first time in a collection for children. They include fables, romances, jokes, and fairy tales, and they are linked together by the king and queen's own love story. Geraldine McCaughrean's style is clear and poetic, conveying the flavor of the original, and the context of a magic, jinni-ridden desert world.

This stunningly illustrated selection of tales from the classic Arabian Nights features silhouette and color art by noted children's book illustrator Jan Pienkowski. Retold by David Walser, these interpretations charm the contemporary reader with flourishes of whimsy and insouciance that complement Pienkowski's exquisite compositions of silhouettes laced with brilliant color and metallic silver ornamentation. Available for sale in the United States only.

Special Edition for the Armed Forces.A complete book not a digest. One Thousand and One Arabian Nights retold by Geraldine McCaughrean.King Shahryar kills a new wife every night,before she can stop loving him.But new bride Shahrazad has a clever plan to save herself.Her nightly stories-of Sinbad the Sailor and Ali Baba-are so exciting that King Shahryar finds himself postponing her execution again and again...This is a completely original version of the Arabian Nights by award winning author Geraldine McCaughrean

About the Author Emily Kate Johnston is a forensic archaeologist. She has lived on four continents, including summers spent in Jordan experiencing the desert first-hand. Her inspirations come from her work, travels and her university studies in Biblical Hebrew and Arabic. She loves telling stories and has been doing so across different mediums for over ten years.