The Shahnameh is a fabulous collection of stories and myths from ancient Persia, written into an epic poem by the poet Firdousi in the 10th century.
ELIZABETH LAIRD is the author of Kiss the Dust, The Garbage King and A Little Piece of Ground, and has been shortlisted five times for the Carnegie Medal. She has a longstanding interest in Persian literature. Her other books for Frances Lincoln are Pea Boy: Stories from Iran, A Fistful of Pearls: Stories from Iraq and The Ogress and the Snake: Stories from Somalia. She divides her time between London and Edinburgh. SHIRIN ADL is an Iranian illustrator who studied at Loughborough University, and was the winner of the Hallmark M&S Talented Designer Award. She was Booktrust's official illustrator for Children's Book Week in 2010. The books she has illustrated for Frances Lincoln include Pea Boy: Stories from Iran, Ramadan Moon, Let's Celebrate: Festival Poems from Around the World, Let's Play: Poems about Sports and Games from Around the World and Book of Dreams, which she both wrote and illustrated. Shirin lives in Oxford.
