Fifteen short stories featuring Goha, a character from the Middle east.

A collection of twenty-seven tales about the folk hero Nasreddin Hoca, also known as Goha, a man with a reputation for being able to answer difficult questions in a clever way.

Joha finds a magic stick and learns that you don't always get what you wish for

2010 Best English Language Children's Book, Sharjah International Book Fair Jouha gets confused counting his donkeys while leading them to market. Jouha is loading his donkeys with dates to sell at the market. How many donkeys are there? His son helps him count ten, but once the journey starts, things change. First there are ten donkeys, then there are nine! When Jouha stops to count again, the lost donkey is back. What's going on? Silly Jouha doesn't get it, but by the end of the story, wise readers will be counting correctly−and in Arabic!

This re-telling of an Indonesian trickster tale is beautifully illustrated on cloth in the traditional Kalamkari style of textile painting.

A collection of poems about peace by Anna Grossnickle Hines, accompanied by illustrations that feature quilts made by the poet.