The Fox and the Grapes

by Blake Hoena, Beth Hughes (Illustrator), Dean Jones (Producer)

A modern song retells the fable of a frustrated fox that, after many tries to reach a high bunch of grapes, decides they must be sour anyway. Includes a brief introduction to Aesop, sheet music, glossary, discussion questions, and further reading.

24 pages, Hardcover

Published September 1, 2018

About the author

Blake A. Hoena grew up in central Wisconsin, where, in his youth, he wrote stories about robots conquering the Moon and trolls lumbering around in the woods behind his parents house, and the fact that the trolls were hunting for little boys had nothing to do with Blake’s pesky brothers. Later, he moved to Minnesota to pursue a Masters of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing from Minnesota State University, Mankato.

Since graduating, Blake has written more than thirty books for children, including retellings of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and the Perseus and Medusa myth. Most recently, he’s working on a series of graphic novels about two space alien brothers, Eek and Ack, who are determined to conquer our big blue home.

--from the author's website