The Very Best of Aesop's Fables (Illustrated Classics)

The Very Best of Aesop's Fables (Illustrated Classics)

by Charlotte Voake (Illustrator)

Synopsis

An entertaining selection of these classic animal tall tales! Aesop's Fables are among the oldest and best-loved stories in the world. This entertaining selection contains The Hare and the Tortoise, The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse, The Boy Who Cried Wolf and eight other favourite fables - retold with all the fun of the originals, but without the morals!

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 64
Publisher: Walker
Published: 02 Aug 2010

ISBN 10: 0744589584
ISBN 13: 9780744589580
Children’s book age: 5-7 Years

Media Reviews
Bright as new paint... Clear, snappy and sharp, yet retains all the elegance and point of the originals. Delicately illustrated by the inimitable Charlotte Voake. * The Sunday Times *
The illustrations perfectly complement the text... Delicious and funny drawings. * The Sunday Telegraph *
Perfectly retold for a younger audience. * The Bookseller *
Author Bio
Margaret Clark grew up in Darlington and studied at Oxford before entering the world of children's books. She became one of this country's most eminent editors and for sixteen years was the director of children's publishing at The Bodley Head. Charlotte Voake is one of the most acclaimed contemporary children's book illustrators. She is the author of the Silver Smarties Book Prize-winning Pizza Kittens (9780744598100) and the bestselling Ginger (9780744560350), winner of the Gold Smarties Book Prize and Highly Commended for the Kate Greenaway Medal. She lives in Surrey.