Description
Charmingly retold in rhyming verse, with enchanting illustrations throughout, this is a retelling of a selection of Aesop’s Fables.
In this wonderfully illustrated collection meet the vain peacock and the wise crane, discover what happens to the boy who cried wolf one too many times and find out what the bear whispered to the traveller. Aesop’s Fables are one of the enduring classics of children’s literature and are a firm family favorite.
Aesop’s Fables retold by Elli Woollard combine stunning illustrations from the award-winning Marta Alts with the brilliant rhyming talents of Elli Woollard. This collection is one children and adults alike will truly treasure.
Stories include:
Two Travellers and the Bear
The Hare and the Tortoise
The Boy who cried Wolf
The Baboon and the Fox
The Dog and and his Reflection
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
The Peacock and the Crane
The Donkey in the Lion’s Skin
Author Information
Elli Woollard writes children’s poems and stories. Her snappy rhymes, catchy rhythms and witty stories are sure to make her a huge success. Elli has written The Giant of Jum, Rudyard Kipling’s Just So Stories and The Dragon and the Nibblesome Knight for Macmillan, as well as the young fiction series Swashbuckle Lil. Elli lives in London with her four children, her husband and two guinea pigs.
Marta Alts is the award-winning creator of My Grandpa, I am an Artist!, My New Home and The King Cat. Marta’s title Little Monkey was chosen as the BookTrust Time to Read campaign title for 2018 and has twice been nominated for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal. Marta lives in London.
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