Aladdin
︎ Author - Sjoerd Kuyper
︎ Publisher - Uitgeverij Hoogland & Van Klaveren
︎ Illustrators - Each of the eighteen chapters in this book was illustrated by a different prominent children’s book illustrator. Featuring work by Sylvia Weve, Daan Remmerts de Vries. Ludwig Volbeda, Ingrid Schubert, Dieter Schubert, Annette Fienieg, Fleur van der Weel, Sanne te Loo, Hanneke Siemensma, Mies van Hout, Charlotte Dematons, Piet Grobler, Annemarie van Haeringen, Thé Tjong-Khing, Harmen van Straaten, Carll Cneut, Martijn van der Linden, Noëlle Smit, Alice Hoogstad and Philip Hopman
Story
Sjoerd Kuyper has created a sparkling modern version of the famous tale of Aladdin and the magic lamp.
"Aladdin walks through the streets and alleys of Istanbul, that great city in Turkey. He is sixteen, Aladdin, but he looks eighty. He walks bent over with misery. He hates the sun that shines on him. In his head, which was made for beautiful dreams, little devils crawl out of their eggs. In the Topkapi Palace, Aladdin finds a dusty old bottle. When he wipes away the dirt to read the label, the cork pops out of the neck of the bottle..."
︎ Publisher - Uitgeverij Hoogland & Van Klaveren
︎ Illustrators - Each of the eighteen chapters in this book was illustrated by a different prominent children’s book illustrator. Featuring work by Sylvia Weve, Daan Remmerts de Vries. Ludwig Volbeda, Ingrid Schubert, Dieter Schubert, Annette Fienieg, Fleur van der Weel, Sanne te Loo, Hanneke Siemensma, Mies van Hout, Charlotte Dematons, Piet Grobler, Annemarie van Haeringen, Thé Tjong-Khing, Harmen van Straaten, Carll Cneut, Martijn van der Linden, Noëlle Smit, Alice Hoogstad and Philip Hopman
Story
Sjoerd Kuyper has created a sparkling modern version of the famous tale of Aladdin and the magic lamp.
"Aladdin walks through the streets and alleys of Istanbul, that great city in Turkey. He is sixteen, Aladdin, but he looks eighty. He walks bent over with misery. He hates the sun that shines on him. In his head, which was made for beautiful dreams, little devils crawl out of their eggs. In the Topkapi Palace, Aladdin finds a dusty old bottle. When he wipes away the dirt to read the label, the cork pops out of the neck of the bottle..."
