The Eighteen Days

A boy breaks into a spinning wheel of warriors and cannot get out. Krishna hides the sun. A giant falls from the night sky, a teacher lays down his bow for a half-truth, and a chariot wheel sinks into the earth. Then the war is over, and the sorrows begin: a night raid, a mother's curse, a grandfather's last lessons, and a golden mongoose with something to say.

28 illustrated stories · 10 × 10 in · for ages 6 and up, and for reading aloud

Inside: The Spinning Wheel, I Know How to Get In, Into the Wheel, Alone in the Wheel, A Father's Grief, The Sun Disappears, The Giant in the Night, The Falling Star and more.

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Who's who

• Abhimanyu: Arjuna's brave son, who broke into the spinning wheel formation.
• Jayadratha: The king who blocked the way into the wheel.
• Dushala: The only sister of the Kauravas and Jayadratha's wife. After the war, Arjuna makes peace with Sindhu for her sake.
• Ghatotkacha: Bhima's giant son, who saved Arjuna by drawing Karna's spear.
• Drona: The teacher who led the Kauravas after Bhishma.
• Ashwatthama: Drona's son, who attacked the sleeping camp.
• Karna: Kunti's first son, who fell in the great duel with Arjuna.
• Gandhari: The queen whose curse fell on Krishna's family.