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丕賱睾賵賱

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賯氐丞 賲卮賵賯丞 鬲卮丿 丕賱胤賮賱 賵鬲爻丕毓丿賴 毓賱賶 賲賵丕噩賴丞 賲禺丕賵賮賴 賲賳 丕賱賲噩賴賵賱
鬲丨賰賷 毓賳 氐亘賷 兀爻賲賴 丨爻賳 賯乇乇 兀賳 賷賰鬲卮賮 亘賳賮爻賴 丨賯賷賯丞 丕賱睾賵賱 丕賱匕賷 兀乇毓亘 兀賴賱 丕賱賯乇賷丞. 賮鬲亘賷賳 賱賴 兀賳 丕賱睾賵賱 賰丕賳 賷禺丕賮 賲賳 兀賴賱 丕賱賯乇賷丞 賰賲丕 賰丕賳賵丕 賷禺丕賮賵賳賴 賵亘賮囟賱 卮噩丕毓丞 丨爻賳 賵廿賯丿丕賲賴 廿爻鬲胤丕毓 兀賳 賷毓乇賮 丨賯賷賯丞 丕賱睾賵賱 賮丕氐亘丨 丕賱睾賵賱 氐丿賷賯丕 賱賴 賵賱兀賴賱 丕賱賯乇賷丞.

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First published May 1, 1995

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鬲睾乇賷丿 毓丕乇賮 丕賱賳噩丕乇

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賵亘丿兀鬲 鬲丨賯賯 丨賱賲丕賸 賰丕賳 賷乇丕賵丿賴丕 賲賳匕 丕賱氐睾乇 賵賴賷 丕賱賰鬲丕亘丞 賱賱兀胤賮丕賱. 賳卮乇鬲 丨鬲賶 丕賱丌賳 32 賯氐丞 賲氐賵乇丞 賱賱兀胤賮丕賱. 鬲乇噩賲鬲 廿丨丿丕賴丕 " 賲賳 禺亘兀 禺乇賵賮 丕賱毓賷丿責 " 廿賱賶 丕賱賱睾丞 丕賱丕賳賰賱賷夭賷丞 賵賳卮乇鬲 賮賷 賲噩賱丞 World Literature Today

,賯丿 丨賵賱鬲 賯氐丞 " 丕賱睾賵賱" 廿賱賶 賯氐丞 乇爻賵賲 賲鬲丨乇賰丞 賲賳 禺賱丕賱 亘乇賳丕賲噩 " 卮丕乇毓 爻賲爻爻賲" 賵鬲爻鬲禺丿賲 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱賲丿丕乇爻 賯氐氐 丿丕乇 丕賱爻賱賵賶 賰鬲亘 賲乇丕賮賯丞 賱賱賲賳賴丕噩 賲賳 禺賱丕賱 亘乇賳丕賲噩 " 丿毓賲" 賵賯丿 鬲賮乇睾鬲 鬲睾乇賷丿 賱賱賰鬲丕亘丞 賵丕賱賳卮乇 賵兀爻爻鬲 丿丕乇 丕賱爻賱賵賶 賱賱丿乇丕爻丕鬲 賵丕賱賳卮乇 賮賷 毓丕賲 1995 賵賴賷 丕賱丌賳 鬲丿賷乇 丕賱丿丕乇 賵鬲賯賵賲 亘賵乇卮丕鬲 毓賲賱 賲禺鬲氐丞 賮賷 毓丕賱賲 丕賱胤賮賵賱丞 賵丕賱賰鬲丕亘

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7,646 reviews243 followers
March 27, 2021
A young boy named Hasan grows tired of the restrictions put upon him and the other children of his village in this Jordanian picture-book, and begins to question the adults about the fearsome ghoul said to live on the nearby mountaintop. Determined not to be afraid, he announces that he will travel to the mountaintop and confront the ghoul, but when he finally reaches his destination, he makes a surprise discovery: this supposed monster is ...

Originally published in Arabic as 丕賱睾賵賱, and translated into English this past year (2020) for the Northampton, Massachusetts-based publisher, Crocodile Books, The Ghoul is the third picture-book I have read from author Taghreed Najjar, after her and . She is the first Jordanian children's author I have encountered, and I'm glad her work is being translated into English. The story here is engaging, and explores the classic themes of fear and prejudice, as the people in Hasan's village shun the ghoul, believing every bad story they have heard of him, despite never having had any interaction with him themselves. The resolution of the story offers a hopeful answer to this situation, suggesting that people of different backgrounds can learn to become friends, if they give one another a chance. The accompanying artwork from Hassan Manasra, who apparently has a background in animated film, is quite expressive, ably capturing the emotional state of the various characters. Recommended to picture-book readers looking for stories about intercommunity friendship and tolerance, or for children's books from Jordan and/or the wider Arab world.
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October 16, 2021
The book 鈥淭he Ghoul鈥� is written by Taghreed Najjar and illustrated by Hassan Manasra. It was written in Arabic and translated to English. Hassan, a brave young boy, and his community live in 鈥渃onstant fear鈥� of the鈥� Ghoul鈥� who lives atop the mountain. The sheer mention of the Ghoul makes them panic and keeps them on constant edge. Villagers whisper so they do not disturb the Ghoul. They try not to laugh too loud. The Ghoul changes the way they exist in their world. Hassan starts to question why people are afraid of the Ghoul and he asks his parents about what he has done to make them live with this kind of fear. His parents reiterate why Hassan should be scared but it does not satisfy Hassan. He wants to live and laugh without fear. He decides he will seek out this monster for himself. Some villagers supported Hassan鈥檚 brave journey to face the Ghoul and others lamented the impending doom. Hassan made it to the top of the mountain and did not find anything that made him afraid. He actually loved the view from the top of the mountain. Then, he found himself 鈥渇ace-to-face鈥� with the Ghoul, who looked exactly like the villagers鈥� physical descriptions. To Hassan鈥檚 surprise, the Ghoul ran away from him! Hassan realized that the villagers and the Ghoul share the same misguided fear. Hassan accepts their differences and starts to form a friendship.

This book is engaging and the illustrations are soft and expressive. The book addresses broader themes of the terrible effects of fear and prejudice on communities. The book has a traditional message about not only accepting differences but celebrating them. This book can teach children to explore and question things that make them afraid or uneasy. Students can be empowered by Hassan鈥檚 choice to face his fears. This book would be a good addition to a folktale unit and used to teach overcoming false assumptions. Since it is a story that has some fantasy elements, students would need scaffolding to connect this to their own lives and potential prejudices that they currently hold.

I found this book on the Middle East Outreach Council website listed under the Middle East Book Award list. It can be listened to via Youtube or purchased as a hard copy.
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1,556 reviews207 followers
February 18, 2021
Inspired by Arabic folk tales, this is a story about a young boy, Hasan, who decides to not only face his fears but also accept and welcome differences. In doing so he not only challenges his village's perception of an outsider but also of the outsider's sense of self worth.

Set within a peaceful village 'on the slopes of the Mountain of Mountains', Najjar and Manasra's tale begins with us finding out that the residents lead happy lives save for the fear of the Ghoul which lives atop the mountain. His menacing presence threatens the inhabitants as do the fearful stories about his actions and his taste for humans. Hasan though is an inquisitive young boy and, much to his parents' horror, decides that since much of what he hears about the Ghoul seems based on hearsay to take his chances and seek the monster out.

Much to his surprise he finds that both the villagers' fears and that of the Ghoul's are similar - whilst remaining deeply false. What ensues is a lovely close to this delightful picturebook. Translated from Arabic by Michel Mousabeck, this Jordanian import introduces important social themes about stereotypes and segregation with a traditional tale backdrop. I thoroughly enjoyed Manasra's soft illustrations.
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July 9, 2021
I positively LOVE all the different "boogeyman" stories from around the world. The fact that every culture has some monster who eats naughty children suggests that kids have ALWAYS behaved like this. It has nothing to do with modern parents actually treating them like human beings.
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Author听73 books117 followers
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March 19, 2016
賳丨賳 賳丐賲賳 亘兀賴賲賷丞 廿毓丕丿丞 爻乇丿 丕賱賯氐氐 丕賱鬲乇丕孬賷丞 賱鬲禺丿賲 兀丿亘 丕賱胤賮賱 丕賱毓乇亘賷 賵匕賱賰 亘丕爻鬲禺丿丕賲 乇賲賵夭 丕賱賯氐丞 丕賱鬲乇丕孬賷丞 賱毓乇囟 賯氐氐 匕丕鬲 賲賮丕賴賷賲 鬲乇亘賵賷丞 丨丿賷孬丞 賵賴匕丕 鬲賲丕賲丕 賲丕 賳賯賵賲 亘賴 賮賷 賯氐丞 " 丕賱睾賵賱". 賵賯氐丞 "丕賱睾賵賱" 丕賱鬲賷 賰鬲亘鬲賴丕 鬲睾乇賷丿 丕賱賳噩丕乇 賵乇爻賲賴丕 丨爻賳 賲賳丕氐乇丞 鬲爻鬲禺丿賲 丕賱睾賵賱 賱賱丨丿賷孬 毓賳 丕賱賰賷賮賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 賳賳馗乇 亘賴丕 廿賱賶 丕賱賳丕爻 賵丕賱賲禺賱賵賯丕鬲 丕賱匕賷賳 賷禺鬲賱賮賵賳 毓賳丕 賵賰賷賮 賷賲賰賳 兀賳 賳亘賳賷 賲禺丕賵賮賳丕 賵賳胤賱賯 丕賱兀丨賰丕賲 丕賱賲爻亘賯丞 毓賱賶 丕賮鬲乇丕囟丕鬲 禺丕胤卅丞. 鬲丿賵乇 兀丨丿丕孬 丕賱賯氐丞 丨賵賱 賯乇賷丞 兀氐亘丨鬲 丕賱丨賷丕丞 賮賷賴丕 賲卮賱賵賱丞 亘爻亘亘 丕賱禺賵賮 賲賳 丕賱睾賵賱 丕賱匕賷 賷毓賷卮 毓賱賶 賯賲丞 丕賱噩亘賱 丕賱賲卮乇賮 毓賱賷賴丕. 賴匕丕 丕賱睾賵賱 賱賲 賷卮丕賴丿賴 兀丨丿 賵賱賲 賷丐匕 兀丨丿賸丕 賯胤貙 賵賱賰賳 丕賱賳丕爻 賲乇毓賵亘賵賳 賲賳賴貙 賵賷賲卮賵賳 毓賱賶 乇丐賵爻 兀氐丕亘毓賴賲 賵賷鬲賴丕賲爻賵賳 丨鬲賶 賱丕 賷毓賰乇賵丕 氐賮賵 丕賱睾賵賱 丕賱賲禺賷賮. 丨爻賳 賴賵 丕賱賮鬲賶 丕賱匕賷 爻卅賲 賲賳 賴匕丕 丕賱禺賵賮 賵賯乇乇 兀賳 賷鬲丨賯賯 賲賳 丕賱睾賵賱 亘賳賮爻賴 賵賷丨乇乇 丕賱賯乇賵賷賷賳 賲賳 丕賱禺賵賮 丕賱匕賷 爻賷胤乇 毓賱賶 丨賷丕鬲賴賲.

毓賳 氐賮丨丞 丕賱賳丕卮乇 " 丕賱爻賱賵賶 賱賱丿乇丕爻丕鬲 賵丕賱賳卮乇
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4,413 reviews56 followers
March 1, 2021
Hasan's community lives in fear of the ghoul on the mountain. They live stifled, quiet lives so as not to disturb the fearsome, child-eating monster. Hasan comes to the conclusion that he needs to learn more about this monstrous creature.

I liked the message, the story, and the illustrations. Many elements reminded me of , which got a little deeper into the selfishness of the villagers as opposed to fear. But both books hit on elements of community that take team loyalty and anti-outsider sentiment to extremes. Both make the point that societies are better, stronger, healthier, kinder when we open them up to outsiders.
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August 4, 2021
Hasan the brave is a boy who lives in a small village, where everyone is afraid of the ghoul that lives at the top of the mountain. the older adults tell the kids shhhh! be quiet or the ghoul will come down and eat all of you. hasan decides to go up the mountain to see the ghoul for himself. he wants to laugh and yell and play freely. the ghoul is afraid of hasan. they become friends in spite of their differences.
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3,237 reviews31 followers
December 8, 2020
An Arabic folktale about a young boy who faces the village nemesis and discovers that in letting our fears control our actions, we miss out on wonderful relationships and experiences. Pretty standard fare as far as the originality of the story and the illustrations weren't memorable.
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1,485 reviews315 followers
June 19, 2021
Delightful story with folktale appeal. Would make great read aloud. Wish there was a little more backstory about setting and inspiration. Love the messages about courage, looking assumptions in the face and overcoming prejudice
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February 27, 2024
The main character of the story, Hassan goes to check out the ghoul everyone is afraid of. Of course, the ghoul ends up being different than how everyone thinks he is. I think I'm getting sick of reading folk and fairy tales.
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April 14, 2021
A sweet story about the dangers of preconceived notions.
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September 30, 2023
Translated Children's Books Month!听 Book 35/50听 (Arabic)
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606 reviews8 followers
January 23, 2024
So, this is a picture book for younger kids that I picked to read for the 6 year olds, the 7 year olds and the special education kids/teens.

I picked it because I thought the artwork on each page is quite beautiful and expressive. And the story deals subtly and cleverly with rumor-spreading and friendship. Also! Bonus! It鈥檚 an arabic fairy tale! Translated, obviously, but still! There鈥檚 so many western fairy tales, it was lovely to find something else to read for the kids since I have quite a few refugee kids at the school I work at.

So all in all it was just a lovely little book all around! Truly recommend it for everyone that deals with kids in any way whatsoever!
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268 reviews
July 3, 2022
Thank you Edelweiss for an advanced copy. This is a short, cute picture book that is easy to read. The illustrations are great, too. The characters are Muslim, but it鈥檚 not a religious book. The themes of bravery, intelligence, and differences between us can all be discussed. I would definitely purchase this for our younger elementary classroom libraries, and this would make a great read aloud.
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August 16, 2023
There are countless books teaching the acceptance of differences, so how do you choose which one to read? You pick one with a well-written story and soulful illustrations. You pick one whose characters you'll remember and whose plot offers interest. You pick one with artisitic and linguistic value. And you pick one that is not too heavy handed with its message. In short, you pick The Ghoul.
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March 24, 2023
Hasan is tired of living in fear from a ghoul everyone in the village is afraid of. He sets of to find the ghoul and it turns out the ghoul is afraid of people but more importantly the ghoul is a vegetarian. So, the ghoul and the villagers learn to live in harmony thanks to the brave Hasan.
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April 15, 2010
丨爻賳 丕賱卮噩丕毓 廿賰鬲卮賮 爻乇 丕賱睾賵賱 丕賱匕賷 賷禺丕賮賴 賰賱 兀賴丕賱賷 丕賱賯乇賷丞

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March 17, 2020
丕爻鬲賲鬲毓 兀胤賮丕賱賷 亘賯乇丕亍丞 賴匕賴 丕賱賯氐丞 賵賱賯丿 賰丕賳 賲賲鬲毓丕 賲卮丕賴丿丞 鬲毓丕亘賷乇 賵噩賵賴賴賲 賵賴賷 鬲鬲睾賷乇 賲賳 丕賱禺賵賮 賲賳 丕賱睾賵賱 廿賱賶 丕賱丕亘鬲賴丕噩 亘賰賵賳賴 賲禺賱賵賯丕 賱胤賷賮丕 亘毓丿 賰賱 卮賷亍.
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