#824 of 1001 · November 2, 2022

Marcia Brown will transport you to far-off and mysterious lands in The Flying Carpet. The three sons of the sultan of India, Prince Husayn, Prince Ali, and Prince Ahmad, grow up alongside their late uncle’s daughter, Princess Nur-al Nihar. As they near adulthood, the princes begin to fall in love with their cousin. Their father, unable to choose from along his sons, commands them to journey out into the world and bring back the greatest marvel they can find. In Bishangarh, Prince Husayn purchases a flying carpet. In Shiraz, Prince Ali acquires an ivory spyglass that grants a view of anywhere in the world. In Samarkand, Prince Ahmad buys an apple whose scent can cure any ailment. When they learn that Nur-al Nihar is deathly ill, the three princes must pool their resources to rush to her side and save her life. With an eloquent text and fluid, stylized illustrations, Brown presents a lively retelling of this tale from the Thousand and One Nights. #flying #carpet #prince #princess #magic #book #books #childrensbooks #beautifulbook #beautifulbooks #beautifulbookcovers #picturebook #picturebooks #picturebookillustration #picturebookillustrations #picturebookart #childrensbookillustration #childrensliterature #illustration #kidlit #kidsbooks #bookworm #booklover #booklovers #bibliophile #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookstagrammers #instabook #instabooks