This splendid selection from the 'Arabian Nights' is framed by the narrative of Shahrazad's younger sister, who explains how she witnessed the brave attempts to deflect the King from his slaughter of women, by telling him stories, night after night. The author re-tells familiar and lesser known tales: longer stories such as 'Aladdin' alongside short pieces such as 'The Dream' or 'The Donkey'. Full-page colour illustrations add their own enchantment to these pictures of the ancient Middle East.