Excelsior! Academy Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 (edited) I have seen this book listed on many recommended book lists. After picking up a copy from the library to pre-read before handing it to my kiddos and purchasing; I'm glad I did! Apparently, I was unaware of the details of the story! It is graphic... and the language! :eek: Eta: The author of the version to which I am referring is Al-Shaykh, Hanan. Edited October 17, 2016 by Excelsior! Academy 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 (edited) There are plenty of editions with selected stories that are suitable for children. Some stories are vital for cultural literacy. ETA: We have a very beautifully illustrated version of the most famous stories, definitely appropriate for kids. Edited October 17, 2016 by regentrude 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excelsior! Academy Posted October 17, 2016 Author Share Posted October 17, 2016 There are plenty of editions with selected stories that are suitable for children. Some stories are vital for cultural literacy. ETA: We have a very beautifully illustrated version of the most famous stories, definitely appropriate for kids. This one is decidedly not! :blushing: Would you mind sharing the author? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 (edited) This one is decidedly not! :blushing: Would you mind sharing the author? I love this one, for the illustrations: https://www.amazon.com/Tenggrens-Golden-Tales-Arabian-Nights/dp/037582636X/ref=cm_lmf_tit_1 If you google :Arabian nights for children", you find a multitude of options. Edited October 17, 2016 by regentrude 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excelsior! Academy Posted October 17, 2016 Author Share Posted October 17, 2016 I love this one, for the illustrations: https://www.amazon.com/Tenggrens-Golden-Tales-Arabian-Nights/dp/037582636X/ref=cm_lmf_tit_1 If you google :Arabian nights for children", you find a multitude of options. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Crown Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 Translations of the Thousand and One Nights have always varied widely. "Galland is for the nursery, Lane is for the library, Payne for the study and Burton for the sewers." --Henry Reeve, The Edinburgh Review, 1886. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.... Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Thanks for posting. My oldest was wanting to read that with me after we finish The Mabinogion (not sure how I got roped into reading that book, either - it's weird!). Now I know what versions to look for! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeAgain Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Ah...yes! DH wanted to read it to the 6yo and picked up the high schooler's copy instead of the one we used in 6th grade. He didn't get very far before he hastily switched to something else. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nan in Mass Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 The Manheim translation of Grimm,s Tales for Young and Old is not something I,d read from cover to cover to a small child, either. : ) Wasn,t it Tolkein who said that our children,s fairy tales used to be for adults? Nan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meriwether Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Thanks for posting. My oldest was wanting to read that with me after we finish The Mabinogion (not sure how I got roped into reading that book, either - it's weird!). Now I know what versions to look for! My daughter and I read the first book of the Mabinogion. She is reading The Once and Future King and parts of other Arthur stories, so we were just getting a feel of the Mabinogion. I think she would agree that it is weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.... Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 My daughter and I read the first book of the Mabinogion. She is reading The Once and Future King and parts of other Arthur stories, so we were just getting a feel of the Mabinogion. I think she would agree that it is weird. That's a coincidence! She's also reading The Once and Future King. That's another book that probably needs to come with a warning. (Lol) I told her that if she wants to stop after Book II, I was ok with it. There's supposed to be a bad scene where they kill an animal (I don't want to spoil it, in case you were going to read it), but I'm not sure if that's in Book II or Book III...but I warned her about it, because it might be a little much for her (she works with horses and loves animals). We have three books going right now: The Once and Future King, The Mabinogion and Eagle of the Ninth (which is turning out to be an awesome book - we were really enjoying the battle scene). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 I remember reading a complete Arabian Nights collection when I was 11 or so--yep, it was eye opening! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vonfirmath Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 That's a coincidence! She's also reading The Once and Future King. That's another book that probably needs to come with a warning. (Lol) I told her that if she wants to stop after Book II, I was ok with it. There's supposed to be a bad scene where they kill an animal (I don't want to spoil it, in case you were going to read it), but I'm not sure if that's in Book II or Book III...but I warned her about it, because it might be a little much for her (she works with horses and loves animals). We have three books going right now: The Once and Future King, The Mabinogion and Eagle of the Ninth (which is turning out to be an awesome book - we were really enjoying the battle scene). We read the Once and Future King in 7th grade -- but only the first book. I, of course, being a fast reader and enjoying the book, sped up and read the entire thing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nan in Mass Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Mine loved The Mabinogeon! They liked matching it up to other stories and ballads. And they enjoyed the book for itself. I think that might be another book that like Grimm and 1001, varies greatly from version to version. Nan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onceuponatime Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 We have this one: https://www.amazon.com/Arabian-Nights-Educator-Classic-Library/dp/B00124M7OA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1476811340&sr=8-1&keywords=andrew+lang+arabian+nights+1968 I've been collecting books from the Educator's Classic Library for ages. They are wonderful for the middle grades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 I can remember wondering why if the stories were supposed to last for 1001 nights we always heard the same handful. Then in college I had to read an unabridged version for my Great Works course and realized the answer! :blushing: :lol: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 I can remember wondering why if the stories were supposed to last for 1001 nights we always heard the same handful. Then in college I had to read an unabridged version for my Great Works course and realized the answer! :blushing: :lol: So I never read the unabridged version (or given it much thought). I'm guessing from the blush it isn't because each story lasts a few weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idnib Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 (edited) We like the Andrew Lang version, but we're partial to his fairy tale books as well. We like this is 1962 hardcover, but there are reprints as well. Edited October 18, 2016 by idnib Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.... Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 We read the Once and Future King in 7th grade -- but only the first book. I, of course, being a fast reader and enjoying the book, sped up and read the entire thing. So...how bad is Books 3 and 4? OK for early high school? I think AO has them stopping after Book 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahW Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Yeah, though even some retellings.... I read an Arabian Nights story in a myths and legends anthology for children, forget the title, about the princess who doesn't want to marry the prince. But then the prince sneaks into her garden, forces her to kiss him, and then the princess falls in love with him and all her handmaidens are all "Oh, he's such a handsome prince! Of course you two should get married!" :huh: No way am I reading that story to my sons. Nuh uh. I was so disturbed I went and looked up the story on the internet, and learned that the original was worse, way way worse. :ohmy: I'm a quick reader, so I try to pre-read everything now. Everything. Even if it's in the children's section of the library. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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