Saturday, June 23, 2012

Fox Tails: Four Fables from Aesop


Lowry, Amy  Fox Tails: Four Fables from Aesop    
Holiday House     2012  unp  $16.95
978-0-8234-2400-9       elem        Folk tales       

This lovely picture big combines four of Aesop’s fox fables in a seamless rendering that describes the fox finally getting his just desserts after tricking the goat, the crow, and the stork.  The morals are subtly offered in the course of the story, and the gouache and pencil illustrations greatly enhance the book.  This would be perfect for a read-aloud and for independent reading.
           
VG    Susan Ogintz      Fables, Aesop's Fables, Animal stories

 

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