Aesop's forgotten fables

Aesop's forgotten fables

Fiona Waters

Book - 2013

This anthology revitalizes 40 of Aesop's lesser-known fables, such as The fisherman and his music and The vain crow.

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Subjects
Aesop's fables > Juvenile fiction.
Fables, Greek > Juvenile fiction.
Published
London : Andersen Press 2013.
Language
English
Main Author
Fiona Waters (author)
Other Authors
Fulvio Testa (illustrator), Aesop (-)
Physical Description
92 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
ISBN
9781849397063
  • The sheep and the dogs
  • The eagle and the crow
  • The crow and the pitcher
  • The fir tree and the bramble
  • The fisherman and his music
  • The oak and the reeds
  • Mercury and the woodcutter
  • The ass and the masters
  • The blacksmith and his dog
  • The dolphins and the sprat
  • The astronomer
  • The eagle and the arrow
  • The boy bathing
  • The cock and the jewel
  • The goose that laid golden eggs
  • The bear and the travellers
  • The ass's shadow
  • The peach, the apple and the blackberry
  • The trees and the axe
  • The woman and the fat hen
  • The ass loaded with salt
  • Mercury and the sculptor
  • The seaside travellers
  • The wolf and the horse
  • The viper and the file
  • The vain crow
  • The travellers and the plane tree
  • The wolf and the goat
  • The travellers and the hatchet
  • The two pots
  • The thief and the dog
  • The stubborn goat and the goatherd
  • The peacock and the crane
  • The flies and the honey jar
  • The mischievous dog
  • The lion and the dolphin
  • The leopard and the fox
  • The eagle and the cocks
  • The moon and the mother
  • The domesticated dog and the wolf.
Review by Booklist Review

In this follow-up to Aesop's Fables (2010), Waters and Testa reunite to present a collection of 40 lesser-known fables, such as The Peacock and the Crane and The Crow and the Pitcher. Waters has rewritten each of Aesop's works into an easily digested, one-page story ideal for browsers searching for the right material. The familiar framework of Aesop's original is retained, with the moral of each tale stated in boldface at the end, but Waters makes it feel contemporary. The bright colors, uncluttered landscapes, and almost cartoonish humans of Testa's whimsical illustrations are frequently wry the tale of The Peach, the Apple, and the Blackberry features a laptop computer and what looks like a BlackBerry device. This combination of straightforward language and winking illustrations is a winning one that begs to be read aloud at either bedtime or in storytime and would be ideal in a classroom setting.--Szwarek, Magan Copyright 2014 Booklist

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.

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