Fables from Aesop

by Tom Lynch

Book Overview

For centuries Aesop's fables have entertained readers. The overconfident hare who loses the race to the slow and steady tortoise . . . the clever fox who steals a piece of cheese from the foolish crow... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0670889482
• ISBN13: 9780670889488
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Viking Children's Books
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 11.3" x 9.8"
• Age Range: 3 years and up
• Grade Range: Preschool and higher

Customer Reviews

A beautiful rendition of classic tales.

When it comes to childrens' books, sometimes the illustration is as important as the text. The illustrations in this book are derived from hand-stitched textile pieces - colorful and imaginitive. Sketches for the textile works are printed on the endpapers. Each page has one of Aesop's fables told briefly enough for a small child to digest, and in simple language that is easy to read out loud. There are many versions of Aesop, of course. I was looking for one that would make these old moral tales palatable for kindergarten and first graders, and this is the one.