Scholastic Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp by Philip Pullman

Aladdin is based on one of the best known stories from the One Thousand and One Nights or Arabian Nights collection. It’s the tale of a peasant boy who finds a magical oil lamp with a genie inside, who grants him pretty much anything he wishes. 

About the Author

Philip Pullman CBE,FRSL (born 19 October 1946) is an English novelist. He is the author of several best selling  books, including the fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials  and the fictionalised biography of Jesus, The Good Man ,Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ In 2008,The Times named Pullman one of the "50 greatest British writers since 1945". In a 2004 poll for the BBC , Pullman was named the eleventh most influential person in British Culture.

The first book of Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy, Northern Lights , won the 1995 Carnegie Medal  from the Library Association, recognising the year's outstanding English-language children's book. For the 70th anniversary of the Medal it was named one of the top ten winning works by a panel, composing the ballot for a public election of the all-time favourite. It won the public vote from that shortlist and was thus named the all-time "Carnegie of Carnegies" in June 2007.