Product Description

Here are the time-honored fables of Aesop as never seen before. Santore's animals leap off the page in explosions of color, giving messages to ponder and physical beauty to savor. School Library Journal called this interpretation of the classic morality tales " a delight to the eye and ear."  

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #286109 in Books
• Published on: 1997-06-24
• Released on: 1997-06-24
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: 13.25" h x .43" w x 10.25" l, 1.66 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 64 pages

From School Library Journal
Grade 1 Up With its oversized format, large lettering, expressive illustrations, and eloquent writing style, this collection of 24 of Aesop's animal fables is a delight for both the eye and the ear. Familiar characters such as ``The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing'' and ``The Lion and the Mouse'' are included, along with lesser-known goats, crabs, and frogs. The text for each fable is taken from ``an excellent classic translation'' which is unidentified. The rather formal writing style succinctly conveys the meaning of each fable and enhances the spirit of Santore's full-color ink-and-wash paintings. The illustrations share a hyper-realistic style, careful detailing, and often a twisted perspective, yet the mood and color palette of each is distinct. The paintings are so forceful and possess such a velocity of movement that very young children may be frightened, but an older audience will relish the realistic detailing. In the illustrations for the last fable, ``The Hare and the Tortoise,'' the characters from all of the preceeding fables gather at the finish line to cheer on the contestants. This fold-out scene is a joy, as is this entire collection. Denise A. Anton, Cornbelt Library System, Normal, Ill.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author
Charles Santore has received numerous awards for artistic excellence, both for his past achievements in the magazine and advertising fields, and more recently for his illustrations for Aesop's Fables and the Wizard of Oz, which have also been published by Jellybean Press.

In 1992, he was honored for his work in book illustration with a major exhibition at Brandywine River Museum. He lives and works in Philadelphia.