The Illustrated Book of Aesop's Fables

by Simona Bucan (Illustrator)

Aesop, the legendary Greek storyteller, lived in the 6th century B.C., but his wise and witty tales--each with its own distinctive moral-- remain as popular in our own day as they were when first told. Here are many of Aesop's best-known fables, all of them complemented with large, full-color illustrations of unusually high quality. The tales included in this volume are categorized according to the animals playing lead roles. Thus under "Lion" we have the fables of "The Lion and the Rat," "The Lion and the Bull," "The Lion and the Ass," and several more, each with its own witty conclusion. Other animal themes include fables of the Fox, the Wolf, and the Eagle. Here is a wonderful introduction to Aesop's immortal fables for boys and girls, a volume that is both beautiful to look at and enjoyable to read. Adults, too, will treasure this book. Color illustrations on every page.

Genres: Fables

125 pages, Hardcover

First published September 8, 2006

Reviews

[Hien · Rating 4 out of 5]

this is the favourite book before bedtime of me and my niece
each short story has a lesson learnt at the end. some of them made me ponder, too.
illustrations are beautiful. a bit heavy to bring on bed 🙈
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[Lizeth Velazquez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ovani, Germano (Illustrator). The Illustrated Book of Aesop's Fables. Canada: Barron's Educational Series, 2006.
This version of Aesop's fable contains amazing and appealing illustrations that were created by a group of illustrators lead by Germano Ovani. The rather robust and colorful illustrations serve well as a read-loud for ages 6-10. The fables were sectioned off into four groups each titled A fox and..., A wolf and..., A lion and..., An eagle and... The titles indicate which animal takes the lead role within the fables. The fables are written with simplicity and brevity yet effective with the illustrations to highlight the lesson or moral to the story. I read the series of fables of A lion and..., and the lion's character traits of pride, impulsiveness, ingenuine, and ravenous instinctions lead to story plots that taught the value of character traits of humbleness, sincerity, conformity, caution, and common sense. These simple collections of fables can serve as critical discussions of character building and story starters that can be extended by students.

[Mary Jo Richards · Rating 5 out of 5]

As promised, the illustrations are the highlight of this collection of Aesop's fables. There are multiple illustrators, so each story is done in a somewhat different style. The animals are all expressive, however, so the human traits that Aesop ascribes to them are even more believable.

It just dawned on me that the Looney Tunes characters of the coyote and the sheepdog are drawn from Aesop.