Description
A Thousand and One Purple Djellabas is a beautiful, often relatable story about going on vacation to visit family abroad. Peanut butter and chocolate spread go with you, saffron and orange blossom oil come back.
This summer vacation, Esmaa is traveling with her parents, brothers, and sister to visit family in Morocco. They bring back all sorts of beautiful items and delicious spices. They get these items at the market. But the market is so crowded! She loses her mother among all the women in purple djellabas. She meets a fortune teller, a water seller, acrobats, and a little monkey. They help Esmaa and her mother find each other again.
A Thousand and One Purple Djellabas has been selected for the top 10 picture books of 2022.
Age: from 3 years
Dimensions: 28x25cm, 32 pages
Author: Lisa Boersen, Hasna Elbaamrani
