First edition of The Adventures of Abdi by Madonna. An orphan boy is tasked with delivering the most precious necklace in the world to his queen.
Written by Madonna. Illustrated by Olga Dugina and Andrej Dugin. 2004, stated first edition, first printing. Calloway, New York.
I'm a fan of Madonna...yes, THAT Madonna...and her children's books. As a student of Kabbalah, a Jewish spiritual tradition, she followed her instructor's advice and wrote stories that conveyed the wisdom and lessons that she learned. The Adventures of Abdi is her fifth story book.
"Abdi is a little boy who has been given a very big task. He is to deliver the most precious necklace in the world - made by Eli, his teacher and a master jeweler - to the queen. Along the way he is robbed in the desert, thrown in a dungeon, and has a surprising encounter with a snake."
The story's mythical Middle East and the artwork's soft, hazy colors induce a dreamlike encounter with a turban of swords, streets full of snake charmers, and Bedouins on camels. A child can spend hours searching the pictures for mysterious objects and strange, beguiling characters.
Lesson: Persevere and never give up! "The power of certainty is without limits".
Olga Dugina and Andrej Dugin were art teacher and student in Moscow and now work from Germany. Discover more of their books at Goodreads.
Goodreads.com/author/list/261006.Andrej_Dugin
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Mr. Peabody's Apples
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Yakov and The Seven Thieves
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The Adventures of Abdi
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Condition*: Near Fine/Fine. The front endpaper has a 1" erasure mark, else the book is in fine condition.
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