Translations and, more particularly, illustrations, can be all over the map. My rating is for the writer Aesop, naturally, and not necessarily this edition.Fascinating trivia: Socrates was working on a musical version of Aesop's fables when he killed himself.
Illustrated by Jacob Lawrence! The amazing painter Jacob Lawrence? Yes, him! Well, it was all right. I like him better when he's working big and colorful, though.
I was looking for a Christmas present for my nephew the other day when I noticed an edition of Aesop's Fables in Blackwells. I had a copy myself when I was a kid, and it was one of my favourite books. I can't guess how many times I read it.Thinking about it now, it surprises me to realise how fresh ...
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