CHILDREN'S BOOKS BY SHAH
THE BOY WITHOUT A NAME
Idries Shah When a boy is born, his parents are visited by a wise man who tells them not to name their son. He will give him a name when he is older. This is the story of how the boy seeks and eventually finds his own name and is able to discard an old dream for a new and wonderful one.Ages: 3-8 'Idries Shah's collections of narratives and teaching stories have captivated the hearts and minds of people from all walks of life. It belongs to a tradition of storytelling from the Middle East and Central Asia that is more than a thousand years old. Among the many insights that this story introduces to children is the idea that it takes patience and resolve to achieve one's goals in life.
Illustrated by Mona Caron
Hoopoe Books, 2000
For more than 30 years Idries Shah collected Sufi teaching stories from oral and written sources and made them available to Western readers. Selected for their relevance to our Western world, they present an outstanding body of literature that continues to delight, entertain and, at the same time, teach people of all ages.'
—From the jacket The Boy Without a Name
'...a message of peace and happiness...A satisfying bedtime story that will encourage pleasant dreams to drift into little ears.'
—Booklist
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