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FOLKTALES AND NURSERY RHYMES
Hamilton, Martha , Weiss, Mitch

The Ghost Catcher: A Bengali Folktale

32 pp. | August/Little Folk | May, 2008 | Trade ISBN 978-0-87483-835-0 $16.95
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Kristen Balouch. Hamilton and Weiss present a humorous retelling of an Indian folktale about a Bengali barber who must outwit a ghost to support his family and fellow villagers. Balouch's simply composed paintings comprising strong shapes show many of the townspeople in traditional clothing with some modern touches (e.g., hipster glasses on the barber, who also sports a stylish hairdo).
Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt

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