Description

Aesop’s best-loved fables are brought together in this stunning collection, illustrated by CILIP Greenaway nominee Lara Hawthorne.

A wild and wonderful world awaits in these retellings of over twenty traditional tales, each with a thought-provoking moral. Meet mice and men, foxes and frogs, beasts and birds, and even mythical gods in this breathtaking gift edition of Aesop’s Fables, complete with dazzling foil cover.

This gorgeous anthology features classic fables, including The Hare and the Tortoise, The Boy Who Cried Wolf, The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse, The Goose Who Laid the Golden Egg, The Lion and the Mouse, and The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing.

Imaginatively retold by Katie Haworth and beautifully illustrated by Lara Hawthorne, this is a must-have addition to any child’s bookshelf, to be treasured for many years to come.

Publisher Review

This breathtaking gift edition gives the ancient fables new life, vigour and colour, and comes complete with a dazzling foil cover making it a must-have addition to any child's bookshelf. * Lancashire Evening Post * A stunning gift collection for 7+ year olds. . . Lara Hawthorne's richly decorative artwork gives the ancient stories a fresh, contemporary feel. Highly recommended. * The School Reading List *