Aesop's Fables

Many of these tales are so well known they have given us phrases we use every day -- like dog in the manger or sour grapes -- but even the rarer ones seem familiar, because their simple morals are based on universal truths. From the tortoise and the hare or the boy who cried wolf to the treacherous partridge or big and little fish, Aesop's wise and foolish creatures are a lasting delight.


Here are the time-honored fables of Aesop as never seen before. Santore's animals leap off the page in explosions of color, giving messages to ponder and physical beauty to savor. ""School Library Journal"" called this interpretation of the classic morality tales"" a delight to the eye and ear.""