A review by erine
The Land of Green Ginger by Noel Langley

3.0

This was a cute little story about Aladdin once he's married and has a baby. The baby, Abu Ali, has to rescue a button-nosed tortoise (who's really a magician) by finding the flying kitchen garden called The Land of Green Ginger. In the meantime, he also wins the hand of the beautiful princess (she might not actually be a princess, but is the daughter of a wealthy man). Abu Ali has to compete with other suitors and use his wits and his trusty djinn to get him out of some serious scrapes. While the female lead wasn't a strong character, the story itself was charming and reminded me of the style of the Narnia stories.
Those who are looking for a pretty traditional fairy tale with some little twists should get along well with this book. The style is a little old-fashioned, but the story is engaging, so it should have a fairly wide appeal within the fantasy lovers.
Uses the wicked suitors to makes fun of Asian-sounding names (Sulkpot Ben Nagnag).