Fables
by:
Arnold Lobel (author)
'Short, original fables with fresh, unexpected morals poke subtle fun at human foibles through the antics of animals. . . . The droll illustrations, with tones blended to luminescent shading, are complete and humorous themselves.' -- Association of Library Service to Children, ALA.
'Short, original fables with fresh, unexpected morals poke subtle fun at human foibles through the antics of animals. . . . The droll illustrations, with tones blended to luminescent shading, are complete and humorous themselves.' -- Association of Library Service to Children, ALA.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780064430463 (0064430464)
Publish date: September 7th 1983
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages no: 48
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Childrens,
Classics,
Humor,
Fairy Tales,
Picture Books,
Animals,
Short Stories,
Folklore,
Folk Tales,
Fables
I enjoyed this book. I kind of wish there were more than one illustration to go with each tale. The stories themselves are good fables. Some are more serious while others are just funny. I only recall one being didactic (the one about table manners) and that could just be the age of the book showing...
I don't think I read this back in my Frog and Toad days, although some of the illustrations seem familiar. But they are so luminous and fun that they may have been reproduced somewhere else. I don't love the fables themselves quite as much -- I'd rather have a story -- but they are nice and sufficie...
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