My name is James Rumford.
I write. I draw. I make books.

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Jumah's Gift is a novel about Jumah, an Afghan boy, and an old storyteller named Baba-jan. It is a book about friendship and the power of storytelling. But above all it is a story about the humanity of the Afghan people. For ages 10 to 100.
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Author's Editions—some of my books refreshed and updated:



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New Books—in Latin and those dealing with other languages:



Tom Sawyer cover   Velveteen Rabbit cover   Chadian Arabic cover   Ikinyarwanda cover   Austen cover



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