Browse by category
An Anthology of Aesop's Animal Fables (PB) by Aesop; Helen Ward
Category: Classics
Few stories have endured as long as the fables of Aesop. In this magnificent edition, award-winning illustrator Helen Ward has chosen a dozen of her favourite fables to create this breath-taking classic new collection to grace every bookshelf and bedside. The experiences described in the tales apply to ...Show more
Dolphins, the Whales and the Gudgeon : Little Black Classic by Aesop
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Little Black Classics No. 61
'An ass, clothed in the skin of a lion...' Aesop's animal fables are some of the earliest stories ever told, thought to have been composed by a slave in Greek antiquity and giving glimpses of a world that is harsh, pitiless and yet also eerily familiar. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Pe ...Show more
First Graphic Readers: Aesop: The Hare and the Tortoise & The Fox and the Goat by Aesop
Category: Education
First Graphic Readers: Aesop: the Ant and the Grasshopper & the Fox and the Crow by Aesop
Category: Graphic Novels | Series: First Graphic Readers Ser.
Discover two fabulous fables in accessible comic book form: The Ants and the Grasshopper shows us why it is good to work hard and prepare when Grasshopper is left with no food for winter; Meanwhile Crow learns a valuable lesson in the folly of vanity when she loses her cheese to a cunning fox. First Gra ...Show more
Mr. Aesop's Story Shop by Aesop
Category: Children's Classic Fiction
Bob Hartman uses all his skills as a storyteller to add humour, irony, action and clever dialogue to these new retellings of ten of Aesop's fables, which he has woven into an entertaining tale about a man who tells stories for a living. Included is a rich mix of familiar and less well-known tales select ...Show more
The Cat and The Birds: And Other Fables by Aesop by Aesop
Category: Childrens
For more than two thousand years, the fables of Aesop have been enjoyed for the simple, powerful truths they encapsulate so pithily - from the story of the wolf in sheep's clothing to the race of the hare and the tortoise. This charming new compilation with classic illustrations by Arthur Rackham bri ...Show more
The Complete Fables by AESOP
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Penguin Classics Ser.
'Many people are not in the least disturbed at the harm that befalls them, provided they can see their enemies' downfall first' In a series of pithy, amusing vignettes, Aesop created a vivid cast of characters to demonstrate different aspects of human nature. Here we see a wily fox outwitted by a quic ...Show more
The Hare and the Tortoise by Aesop Fable; Bernadette Watts (Illustrator, Retold by)
Category: Picture Books
A classic reenvisioned and retold by Bernadette Watts--one of Europe's most recognized and beloved fairy-tale artists When Tortoise says to Hare, "I bet I can beat you in a running race " everyone laughs. Tortoise puts one foot in front of the next. Hare stops to nibble carrot tops and cabbages. . . . W ...Show more