Synopses & Reviews
In this elegantly designed volume, more than sixty of Aesop's timeless fables have been carefully selected, humorously retold, and brought gloriously to life by four-time Caldecott Honor-winner Jerry Pinkney. Included are the Shepherd Boy and The Wolf, the Lion and the Mouse, the Tortoise and the Hare, plus many other characters-and morals-that have inspired countless readers for centuries. With more than fifty magnificent full-color illustrations, this handsome edition is a must for every bookshelf.
Awards and honors for Aesop's Fables:
ALSC Notable Books for Children 2001
Booklist Editors' Choices 2000, Middle
Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2000, Picture Books
Redbook, Top Ten Picturebooks of the Year
Synopsis
In this elegantly designed volume, more than sixty of Aesop's timeless fables have been carefully selected, humorously retold, and brought gloriously to life by four-time Caldecott Honor-winner Jerry Pinkney. Included are the Shepherd Boy and The Wolf, the Lion and the Mouse, the Tortoise and the Hare, plus many other charactersand moralsthat have inspired countless readers for centuries. With more than fifty magnificent full-color illustrations, this handsome edition is a must for every bookshelf.
Synopsis
A collection of nearly sixty fables from Aesop, including such familiar ones as "The Grasshopper and the Ants", "The North Wind and the Sun", "Androcles and the Lion", "The Troublesome Dog", and "The Fox and the Stork".
Synopsis
In this elegantly designed volume, more than sixty of Aesop's timeless fables have been carefully selected, humorously retold, and brought gloriously to life by four-time Caldecott Honor-winner Jerry Pinkney. Included are the Shepherd Boy and The Wolf, the Lion and the Mouse, the Tortoise and the Hare, plus many other characters-and morals-that have inspired countless readers for centuries.
With more than fifty magnificent full-color illustrations, this handsome edition is a must for every bookshelf.
About the Author
Jerry Pinkney is the Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator of The Ugly Duckling, John Henry, Mirandy and Brother Wind, and The Talking Eggs. He has received the Coretta Scott King Award four times, was the 1998 U.S. nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Illustration Award, and has received four gold medals and two silver medals from the Society of Illustrators. Mr. Pinkney lives in Croton-on-Hudson, New York.