Pea Boy and Other Stories from Iran

Portrays an Iran far removed from news headlines

Iran has mountains striped with snow, dense forests where bears and lynxes still roam, deserts, bazaars…but above all it has stories – of fairies and demons, of a monstrous metal eagle called the okab, of romantic cockroaches and foolish weavers. During her travels, Elizabeth Laird has gathered a wealth of stories, and here she retells, in her own inimitable style, some of Iran’s best, with delightfully offbeat illustrations from Shirin Adl.