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In this collection of 13 classic fables, Michael Rosen passes on the wisdom of Aesop in a unique and appealing way. Modern, humorous retellings of such favourites as 'Town Mouse & Country Mouse', 'The Fox & the Crow' and 'The Frog & the Bull' are accompanied with magnificent artistry by Talleen Hacikyan. Aesop's Fables is a beautifully presented collection from one of Britain's best-loved storytellers, Michael Rosen.

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Rosen's plainspoken telling engages children with injected humor...Hacikyan's accomplished dry-brushed acrylics, luminous against black fields, incorporate handprinted leaves and textile block patterns, bespeaking her acumen as a printmaker. The leafy endpapers are stunning. Incorporating a vain crow, opportunistic wolves and foxes, talking trees and more, this collection both instructs and charms. -- (09/15/2013) School and public libraries that need Aesop stories for a younger audience should purchase this attractive book. --Resource Links (10/01/2013) The simple, naive characters are richly shaded, expressive, and energetic as they interact in nicely etched, usually dark, settings...The handsome scenes and deftly told stories are welcome additions to the realm of Aesop. -- (11/01/2013)

"""Rosen's plainspoken telling engages children with injected humor...Hacikyan's accomplished dry-brushed acrylics, luminous against black fields, incorporate handprinted leaves and textile block patterns, bespeaking her acumen as a printmaker. The leafy endpapers are stunning. Incorporating a vain crow, opportunistic wolves and foxes, talking trees and more, this collection both instructs and charms.""-- ""Kirkus Reviews"" ""School and public libraries that need Aesop stories for a younger audience should purchase this attractive book.""-- ""Resource Links"" ""The simple, naive characters are richly shaded, expressive, and energetic as they interact in nicely etched, usually dark, settings...The handsome scenes and deftly told stories are welcome additions to the realm of Aesop.""-- ""School Library Journal"" ""Rosen supplies morals tailored for today's cultures.""-- ""Publisher's Weekly"" ""Vibrantly illustrated and retold with vim and vigour.""-- ""CM Magazine"""

Rosen supplies morals tailored for today's cultures. -- Publisher's Weekly Vibrantly illustrated and retold with vim and vigour. -- CM Magazine Rosen's plainspoken telling engages children with injected humor...Hacikyan's accomplished dry-brushed acrylics, luminous against black fields, incorporate handprinted leaves and textile block patterns, bespeaking her acumen as a printmaker. The leafy endpapers are stunning. Incorporating a vain crow, opportunistic wolves and foxes, talking trees and more, this collection both instructs and charms.-- Kirkus Reviews School and public libraries that need Aesop stories for a younger audience should purchase this attractive book.-- Resource Links The simple, naive characters are richly shaded, expressive, and energetic as they interact in nicely etched, usually dark, settings...The handsome scenes and deftly told stories are welcome additions to the realm of Aesop.-- School Library Journal

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