The Art of Christina Balit
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Last week, I chatted here with Donna Jo Napoli about her new book, Tales From the Arabian Nights (National Geographic, October 2016), illustrated by Christina Balit. Here today is a bit of art from the book.
Enjoy!
he arrived in the port city of Basra.”
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Though the tailor and his wife were gentle people, Aladdin was a scamp. …”
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TALES FROM THE ARABIAN NIGHTS. Text copyright © 2016 Donna Jo Napoli. Illustrations © 2016 Christina Balit. Compilation copyright © 2016 National Geographic Partners, LLC. Illustrations reproduced by permission of the publisher, National Geographic.