"Based on the classic fable, a crocodile and a scorpion attempt to cross a river without giving in to their natural instincts"--

revive your childhood wonder and fascination with the most exquisitely illustrated slipcased edition of Aesop's Fables to hit the market in years-featuring breathtaking original artwork by #1New York Times best selling illustrator Charles Santore! Captivating the hearts and minds of kids and adults for generations, Aesop, a former Greek slave, developed simple and meaningful adventures featuring animals or insects to teach a moral standard or lesson...

"The cruel North Wind and the kind Sun vie to take the coats from three sisters out on a walk"--

Tortoise and Hare are neighbors, but they have very different approaches to life: Hare does everything super quickly, but does not always pay attention to what is around her, Tortoise does things slowly and thoughtfully, but sometimes he fails to finish tasks--so when they agree to a race, Hare is certain she will finish first, but instead both Hare and Tortoise discover that what is most important is having a friend to keep you in balance.

Twenty familiar fables with drawings by a well-known nineteenth-century English illustrator.

Retells how the wolf's plan to get into the sheep pen backfires when the farmer butchers him for a lamb dinner.

In this wordless retelling of an Aesop fable set in the African Serengeti, an adventuresome mouse proves that even small creatures are capable of great deeds when she rescues the King of the Jungle.

An illustrated collection of nine fables retold from Aesop.