This book is part of a book series called Tales From Around the World .

This book has been graded for interest at 6-9 years.

There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published 2005 by Turtleback Books .

HELEN CANN has been working as an illustrator for a number of years, increasingly specializing in children's books. For Lion she has illustrated Who Laid the Cornerstone of the World and A Child's Book of Celtic Prayers and Baboushka. Rina Singh is an internationally published author of many critically acclaimed picture books. Her book-A Forest of Stories-has been translated into several languages including Spanish and Korean. She grew up in India, learning and loving Hindi. She now lives in Toronto, Canada. Farida Zaman is an award-winning Illustrator producing illustrations for magazines, newspapers, wrapping paper, greetings cards, and billboards. She also uses her fun and colorful artwork to bring picture books to life. She lives with her family and fluffy dog-Pippa-and works from her home studio in Toronto.