The Storyteller

From Ezra Jack Keats 2015 New Illustrator Honor recipient Evan Turk comes his debut work as author-illustrator: an original folktale that celebrates the power of stories and storytelling.

Long, long ago, like a pearl around a grain of sand, the Kingdom of Morocco formed at the edge of the great, dry Sahara. It had fountains of cool, refreshing water to quench the thirst of the desert, and storytellers to bring the people together.

But as the kingdom grew, the people forgot the dangers of the desert, and they forgot about the storytellers, too. All but one young boy, who came to the Great Square for a drink and found something that quenched his thirst even better: wonderful stories. As he listened to the last storyteller recount the Endless Drought, and the Glorious Blue Water Bird, he discovered the power of a tale well told.

Acclaimed illustrator Evan Turk has created a stunning multidimensional story within a story that will captivate the imagination and inspire a new generation of young storytellers.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: 06/28/2016
ISBN: 9781481435185
Pages: 48
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 11.10h x 10.70w x 0.50d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2016
Publishers Weekly 04/04/2016
School Library Journal 05/01/2016 pg. 86
Booklist 06/01/2016 pg. 114
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2016
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2016 pg. 58 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 182626 / Storyteller
Reading Level: 4.9 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5