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| AUTHOR: | Aesop, Jerry Pinkney |
| CATEGORY: | Book |
| MANUFACTURER: | Seastar Books |
| ISBN: | 1587170000 |
| TYPE: | Adaptations, Children's 9-12 - Literature - Classics / Contemporary, Children: Grades 3-4, Classics, Fables, Fables, Greek, Fairy Tales & Folklore - Collections by Author, Folklore, Juvenile Fiction |
| MEDIA: | Hardcover |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
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Customer Reviews of Aesop's Fables
Aesop's Fables Aesop's Fables is a great book that is a collection of short stories. This book gave us famous phrases that are used today, such as "sour grapes." These are easy to understand stories for all ages(unless you are under the age of 7). It's amazing that such small stories have great meaning. Every fable gives some kind of small lesson at the end. The characters fit each story very well. This book is a must read for people who wonder where some of our everyday phrases come from and who want to learn a lesson from just a few sentences.
Comprehensive, but a Bit Too Short & Sweet
If you are looking for a short, comprehensive, encyclopedic catalogue of Aesop's Fables then this book is a steal. There are 83 fables in all, including the more famous ones such as the Boy Who Cried Wolf, The Lion and the Mouse and the Goose That Laid the Golden Egg. Each fable comes with a half page or so re-telling of its story plus a one sentence synopsis of the stories' "moral" at the end.
My problem with this is that the stories are so short, there is no magic in them. They are stripped of all but the bones. I can't imagine a child being interested in the stories told this way. I would have preferred them cutting the number of stories and instead fleshing them out by a few pages. I recommend paying a few bucks more for *The Aesop for Children* (ISBN:0590479776) by M. Winter which does just that.
There are (at least!) two editions reviewed here!
Read carefully, and realize that the Publisher's Weekly review and several of the comments do not refer to this edition!
The body of Jacob Lawrence's artwork is a national treasure. These drawings may be black and white...they are also exceptional artwork by one of America's finest artists. In choosing this edition, you share not only Aesop's Fables with a child, but also truly great art.