Author(s): MAHMUDOVA, HURAMAN

Picture Books

It is the beginning of the hot summer season, and the four cousins ​​stay with their grandparents on the shores of the shining Caspian Sea, in the ancient neighborhood of Baku. Their enchanting, deer house becomes a place where an unexpected, somewhat frightening adventure begins, told by a cat living in the neighborhood. Nargiz, the youngest of them, wakes up and goes to the kitchen to drink water, where she sees a mysterious light coming from the basement. Enchanted, she walks in through the crackling bookcase door and follows the circling light ... Meanwhile, Hura, Tima and Azik see that little Nargiz is not in bed, and fearlessly follow in her footsteps, where legends live, toys and animals talk, and the devil queen. they arrive at a different time when he threatens to rule the world under darkness and cruelty. While searching for Narcissus, who wants to save Princess Leyla from the Devil Queen, she encounters dangers along these three small paths, but there are those who do not spare their help. When they finally find Narcissus, they have very little time to leave until the devil triumphs and they fall into the trap and stay there forever. Have the children's efforts been in vain? Can they return to their eager grandparents?