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School Library Journal Review
Gr 2 Up These ten well-known fables by Aesop have been given a new twist with songwriter Paxton's bouncy verse retellings. Even such familiar stories as ``The Fox and the Grapes,'' and ``The Tortoise and the Hare'' appear fresh due to the skilled and humorous verse. Rayevsky's expressive pen-and-ink with color wash illustrations are a perfect complement to Aesop's wry observations of human nature. The greedy fox, prideful lion, and over-confident hare each act like a mirror, reflecting our own shortcomings. Full of movement and life, these detailed illustrations are reminiscent of the engravings of Durer. The blending of Aesop's fables, Paxton's verse, and Rayevsky's illustrations creates a vital and entertaining work which will delight both eye and ear. Denise A. Anton, Cornbelt Library System, Normal, Ill. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
These 10 fables are given a fresh treatment in rhyme, and a new look by Rayevsky. His foxes, bears, lions and other animals appear in medieval and Shakespearean capes, jerkins and plumed hats, all in deep reds, subtle browns and greens. The verses are not always successful, often indulging in inverted syntax to rhyme, and uneven metrics. But phrasing is often clever, and humor is everywhere. In true Aesopian fashion, the morals are soundly thumped at the end: mouse and lion awkwardly learn, ``Yes, sometimes the weak and sometimes the strong/ Must help each other to save right from wrong.'' The boy who cried wolf is more snappily told, ``Please learn your lesson/ Young man and beware:/ Never cry `Wolf!'/ When the wolf isn't there.'' Ages 4-7. (September) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Horn Book Review
Fourteen of Aesop's fables are illustrated by Hejduk, an architect, including 'The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse,' 'The Hare and the Tortoise,' and 'The Fox and the Crow.' The primitive, earthy paintings seem more decorative than illustrative; otherwise, a fine example of bookmaking. From HORN BOOK 1991, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
The one thing to be said for this particular embodiment of the fables--eleven in a large picture-book format--is that it's consistent: the prose is as ornate, and un-Aesopian, as the pictures. Some of the selections are not exactly childbait either--like the tale of the Bat, the Bramblebush, and the Cormorant who went into business together: ""The Bat borrowed money to finance their partnership, the Bramblebush bought cloth, and the Cormorant brought to their venture brass coins."" But the three lose their goods when their ship capsizes (the author's typically Latinate term--instead of plain ""sink""); and, ""Ever since, the Bat never ventures out before night, for fear of meeting his creditors,"" etc. (The moral? ""He who has been struck by great misfortune will remember it forever."") As it happens--though this is not atypical either--the finicky late Victorian illustration shows the three only separately, at different stages of the story. The new James Marshall version of the fables (below) has its drawbacks, but it also has some appeal for the picture-book age. Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Booklist Review
Gr. 3-5, younger for reading aloud. Retelling 10 famous fables of Aesop, Paxton prods and shapes the stories into verse. Changes come more in the author's point of view than in the morals or the plots. For instance, ``The Boy Who Cried Wolf'' is told as an admonishing lecture to a shepherd boy. While the necessity of rhyming occasionally forces awkward sentence order or word choice, songwriter Paxton also comes up with many felicitous phrases. The rhythms are so precise that one can almost hear the guitar accompaniment in the background. Rayevsky's droll illustrations are fine-line drawings tinted with delicately shaded greys, browns, greens, and blues and warmed with flashes of scarlet. His characters, some clothed in Renaissance garb, trip through the pages with grace and elan. At times even the forms and composition hark back to an earlier period of art, as if seeking a suitable milieu for these timeless tales. A good addition for libraries seeking to offer many versions of the fables. CP. 398.2'452 Fables [CIP] 88-1652
Table of Contents
| Aesop's Fables A Note on the Text and Illustrations |
| Introduction |
| I The Fox and the Grapes |
| II The Wolf and the Crane |
| III The Archer and the Lion |
| IV The Woman and the Fat Hen |
| V The Kid and the Wolf |
| VI The Hawk and the Pigeons |
| VII The Eagle and the Fox |
| VIII The Boy and the Scorpion |
| IX The Fox and the Goat |
| X The Old Hound |
| XI The Ants and the Grasshopper |
| XII The Fawn and Her Mother |
| XIII The Horse and the Groom |
| XIV The Mountain in Labor |
| XV The Flies and the Honey Jar |
| XVI The Two Bags |
| XVII The Vain Crow |
| XVIII The Wolf and the Lamb |
| XIX The Bear and the Fox |
| XX The Dog, the Cock and the Fox |
| XXI The Cock and the Jewel |
| XXII The Sea Gull and the Hawk |
| XXIII The Fox and the Lion |
| XXIV The Creaking Wheels |
| XXV The Frog and the Ox |
| XXVI The Farmer and the Snake |
| XXVII The Lion and the Fox |
| XXVIII The Fisherman and His Music |
| XXIX The Domesticated Dog and the Wolf |
| XXX The Country Mouse and the Town Mouse |
| XXXI The Dog and the Shadow |
| XXXII The Moon and Her Mother |
| XXXIII The Fighting Cocks and the Eagle |
| XXXIV The Man and the Satyr |
| XXXV The Tortoise and the Eagle |
| XXXVI The Mule |
| XXXVII The Hen and the Cat |
| XXXVIII The Old Woman and the Wine Bottle |
| XXXIX The Hare and the Tortoise |
| XL The Ass and the Grasshopper |
| XLI The Lamb and the Camel |
| XLII The Crab and Its Mother |
| XLIII Jupiter and the Camel |
| XLIV The Mouse and the Frog |
| XLV The Shepherd Boy and the Wolf |
| XLVI The Peach, the Apple, and the Blackberry |
| XLVII The Hare and the Hound |
| XLVIII The Stag in the Ox Stall |
| XLIX The Crow and the Pitcher |
| L The Lion and the Mouse |
| LI The One-Eyed Doe |
| LII The Trees and the Ax |
| LIII The Lion, the Ass, and the Fox Who Went Hunting |
| LIV The Travelers and the Bear |
| LV The Belly and the Members |
| LVI The Dolphins and the Sprat |
| LVII The Blind Man and the Whelp |
| LVIII The Sick Stag |
| LIX Hercules and the Wagoner |
| LX The Fox and the Woodcutter |
| LXI The Monkey and the Camel |
| LXII The Dove and the Crow |
| LXIII The Ass and the Lap Dog |
| LXIV The Hares and the Frogs |
| LXV The Fisherman and the Little Fish |
| LXVI The Wind and the Sun |
| LXVII The Farmer and the Stork |
| LXVIII The Lioness |
| LXIX The Brash Candlelight |
| LXX The Old Woman and the Physician |
| LXXI The Charcoal-Burner and the Cloth-Fuller |
| LXXII The Wolf and the Sheep |
| LXXIII The Farmer and His Sons |
| LXXIV The Wolves and the Sheep |
| LXXV The Mole and Her Mother |
| LXXVI The Swallow and the Crow |
| LXXVII The Man Bitten by a Dog |
| LXXVIII The Man and the Lion |
| LXXIX The Monkey and the Dolphin |
| LXXXI The Viper and the File |
| LXXXII The Bundle of Sticks |
| LXXXIII Jupiter, Neptune, Minerva, and Momus |
| LXXXIV The Lion in Love |
| LXXXV The Nurse and the Wolf |
| LXXXVI The Birdcatcher and the Lark |
| LXXXVII Jupiter and the Bee |
| LXXXVIII The Travelers and the Plane Tree |
| LXXXIX The Fox Without a Tail |
| XC The Horse and the Stag |
| XCI The Mischievous Dog |
| XCII The Geese and the Cranes |
| XCIII The Quack Frog |
| XCIV Mercury and the Woodcutter |
| XCV The Oxen and the Butchers |
| XCVI The Goatherd and the Goats |
| XCVII The Widow and the Sheep |
| XCVIII The Marriage of the Sun |
| XCIX The Theif and His Mother |
| C The Gnat and the Bull |
| CI The Lion, the Bear, and the Fox |
| CII The Oak and the Reed |
| CIII The Dog in the Manger |
| CIV The Goose with the Golden Eggs |
| CV The Lion and the Dolphin |
| CVI The Comedian and the Farmer |
| CVII The Dog Invited to Supper |
| CVIII The Ass Loaded with Salt |
| CIX The Theif and the Dog |
| CX The Trumpeter Taken Prisoner |
| CXI The Hunter and the Fisherman |
| CXII The Fir Tree and the Bramble |
| CXIII The Eagle and the Arrow |
| CXIV The Two Pets |
| CXV The Fisherman and Troubled Water |
| CXVI The Lark and Her Young Ones |
| CXVII The Arab and the Camel |
| CXVIII The Travelers and the Hatchet |
| CXIX The Doctor and His Patient |
| CXX The Maid and the Pail of Milk |
| CXXI The Ass, the Fox, and the Lion |
| CXXII The Ass and His Driver |
| CXXIII The Travelers and the Hatchet |
| CXXIV The Hedge and the Vineyard |
| CXXV The Frogs Who Desired a King |
| CXXVI The Lion and the Goat |
| CXXVII The Mice in Council |
| CXXVIII The Fox and the Mask |
| CXXIX The Thirsty Pigeon |
| CXXX The Farmer and the Cranes |
| CXXXI The Falconer and the Partridge |
| CXXXII The Cat and the Mice |
| CXXXIII The Father and His Two Daughters |
| CXXXIV The Heifer and the Ox |
| CXXXV The Fox and the Hedgehog |
| CXXXVI The Lion and the Ass |
| CXXXVII The Bald Knight |
| CXXXVIII The Ass and His Masters |
| CXXXIX The Farmer and the Sea |
| CXL The Hart and the Vine |
| CXLI The Pig and the Sheep |
| CXLII The Bull and the Goat |
| CXLIII The Old Man and Death |
| CXLIV The Dog and the Hare |
| CXLV The Boy and the Hazel Nuts |
| CXLVI The Wolf and the Shepherd |
| CXLVII The Jackass and the Statue |
| CXLVIII The Blacksmith and His Dog |
| CXLIX The Herdsman and the Lost Calf |
| CL The Lion and the Other Beasts Who Went Out Hunting |
| CLI The Bees, the Drones, and the Wasp |
| CLII The Kid and the Piping Ass |
| CLIII The Stallion and the Ass |
| CLIV The Mice and the Weasels |
| CLV The Stubborn Goat and the Goatherd |
| CLVI The Boys and the Frogs |
| CLVII The Mouse and the Weasel |
| CLVIII The Farmer and the Lion |
| CLIX The Horse and the Loaded Ass |
| CLX The Wolf and the Lion |
| CLXI The Farmer and the Dogs |
| CLXII The Eagle and the Crow |
| CLXIII The Lion and His Three Councillors |
| CLXIV The Great and Little Fish |
| CLXV The Ass, the Cock, and the Lion |
| CLXVI The Wolf and the Goat |
| CLXVII The Fox and the Stork |
| CLXVIII The Leopard and the Fox |
| CLXIX The Vine and the Goat |
| CLXX The Sick Lion |
| CLXXI The Rivers and the Sea |
| CLXXII The Blackamoor |
| CLXXIII The Boy and the Nettle |
| CLXXIV The Seaside Travelers |
| CLXXV The Boy Who Went Swimming |
| CLXXVI The Sick Hawk |
| CLXXVII The Monkey and the Fisherman |
| CLXXVIII Venus and the Cat |
| CLXXIX The Three Tradesmen |
| CLXXX The Ass's Shadow |
| CLXXXI The Eagle and the Beetle |
| CLXXXII The Lion and the Three Bulls |
| CLXXXIII The Old Woman and Her Maids |
| CLXXXIV The Dogs and the Hides |
| CLXXXV The Dove and the Ant |
| CLXXXVI The Old Lion |
| CLXXXVII The Wolf and the Shepherds |
| CLXXXVIII The Ass in the Lion's Skin |
| CLXXXIX The Swallow in Chancery |
| CXC The Raven and the Swan |
| CXCI The Wild Boar and the Fox |
| CXCII The Stag at the Pool |
| CXCIII The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing |
| CXCIV The Boasting Traveler |
| CXCV The Man and his Two Wives |
| CXCVI The Shepherd and the Sea |
| CXCVII The Miser |
| CXCVIII Mercury and the Sculptor |
| CXCIX The Miller, His Son, and Their Ass |
| CC The Wolf and the Horse |
| CCI The Astronomer |
| CCII The Hunter and the Woodcutter |
| CCIII The Fox and the Crow |
| Afterword |
| Selected Bibliography |
| Index |