Aladdin & His Magical Lamp

by Katie Daynes (Adapted By)

A classic story re-told with easy-reading text for children who have just started reading on their own. When Aladdin meets his long-lost uncle, he finds a lamp and a genie with the power to grant wishes. But is everything quite what it seems? Humorously illustrated by Paddy Mounter. Part of the Usborne Reading Programme developed with reading experts at the University of Roehampton. Also available with an audio CD.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

64 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Katie has been writing non-fiction children's books for almost half her life and loves questioning the world from a child's point of view. She's developed some of Usborne's bestselling series, including the See Inside books and the Lift-the-Flap Questions & Answers series.

Reviews

[Michelle & Michael · Rating 2 out of 5]

J 398.2 DAY-[FOL]

New words learnt:

astonish: to fill with sudden wonder or amazemen

entrance

thud: a heavy dull sound

spooky: suggestive of ghosts or a ghost, eerie

boom: to make a deep, resonant sound

polish

fright: sudden, intense fear

starve

feast

veil: a length of cloth worn by women over the head, shoulders, and often the face

starry: shaped like a star

mumble: to talk indistinctly, usually in a low voice

herald: a person who carries or proclaims important news; a messenger

damp: slightly wet

awful: extremely bad or unpleasant, terrible

snarl: to speak angrily or threateningly

arrest: take into custody

sneak: to go or move in a quiet, stealthy way

revenge: to take action in return for an injury or offense

holy: belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power

dome: 圆屋顶

[Slayermel · Rating 2 out of 5]

I have some mixed feelings about this book, it has been written for young readers, but I find the book a bit violent for them. It reminds me more of the old fairy tales / folk tales that I grew up on. I mean in this story Aladdin poisons his uncle and stabs the uncle’s brother. Not quite what I was expecting, maybe I’m too used to the Disney version now. :op

It’s written like a chapter book for children, I would say for ages 7 and up. There are some small pictures per each page of the book, which also include some comic style thought bubbles.

[Nicola · Rating 2 out of 5]

Miss 3 and I like to explore different books at the library and try to get different ones out every week or so; it's fun for both of us to have the variety and to look at a mix of new & favourite authors.

Definitely aimed at an older age range. The problem is that because it's presented like a picture book it was in the picture book / under 5s section of the library. This was a much longer and convoluted tale of Aladdin then I remember. Interesting for me to see this version but MUCH too confusing for Miss 3 and some of the content was too upsetting and had to be glossed over.

[Virginie (chouettblog) · Rating 3 out of 5]

A lot more killing than expected took place in this version of Aladdin.
Probably truer to the original Arabic folklore tale.

Do not pick up if you feel that your little one might be a little too sensitive for this version.

[Matt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Can't be easy reducing such a classic story into a readable affair for kid's just starting to read. I used it to get my kid ready for pantomime. It worked well.

[Simone · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked the genie!

[Mona]

excellent

[Suki · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rated for the French version.

[Jesus]

The book was boring because it was about a boy getting married.

[Lisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

A short version of Aladdin and his mom.

[Ayezu Tamarapreye Okoko · Rating 4 out of 5]

Aladdin and the magic lamp is a poetic children story.I read this story about over thirty years ago as a nursery school student but got it's clear meaning on a second reading today. It tells of succession by "force" and through the act of a marriage as seen of Aladdin succeeding the sultan bringing in the reign of a lad of one formerly on the throne to rule; succession after sex and procreation that brings to birth a lad which in the story tells of the conquering of the merger of marriage that cools or puts of one reigning light to light another..Everyone one in royalty or leadership should read this even as we look for a way out of the supposed quagmire.

[ChangMoon Yu · Rating 4 out of 5]

So so.

[Hm · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good

[Ro · Rating 2 out of 5]

😾ehhhhhhhhhhhhh