{"product_id":"the-wooden-sword-a-jewish-folktale-from-afghanistan","title":"The Wooden Sword: A Jewish Folktale from Afghanistan","description":"Best Children's Books of the Year 2013, Bank Street College\n2013 Storytelling World Award\nA 2013 CBC\/NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People\n2013 Honor Book, South Asia Book Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature\n2013 Sydney Taylor Honor Book for Older Readers\nNYPL 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing 2012\nThough the shah in Afghanistan tries to test his faith, a poor Jewish shoemaker maintains his belief that all happens for the best.\nDisguised in servant's clothes, an Afghani shah slips out of his palace to learn more about his people. When he encounters a poor Jewish shoemaker full of faith that everything will turn out just as it should, the shah grows curious. Vowing that no harm will befall the poor man, he decides to test that faith, only to find that the shoemaker's cheerful optimism cannot be shaken. But the biggest challenge of the poor man's life is yet to come! Ann Stampler's retelling of this classic Afghani Jewish folktale is enriched by Carol Liddiment’s charming and vivid paintings.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0807592013\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0807592013.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Liddiment, Carol|Stampler, Ann Redisch\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing  age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43337904160829,"sku":"BVV.0807592013.A","price":6.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0807592013-0.jpg?v=1783898311","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/the-wooden-sword-a-jewish-folktale-from-afghanistan","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}