Everyone has heard of Aesop who told about ‘The Tortoise and the Hare’ as well as ‘The Fox and the Sour Grapes’, but did you know that he lived in the world of Ancient Greece? He grew up in the 7th century BC in what is now Turkey. That means he was almost as old as Homer. But whereas Homer wrote epic poems about heroes, Aesop wrote prose fables about talking animals and ordinary people. An ancient biography of him tells us that he was an ugly hunchback who was also enslaved. In this new retelling, I have scattered a few incidents from his astonishing life among the fables in order to make the book read more like a story. There are also some new fables you won’t have heard before such as ‘Why Dogs Sniff Bottoms’ and ’The Camel and his Dung’. And your favourite Greek gods appear in some of these fables too. So read, enjoy… and be amazed!
A brand new gift edition of Aesop’s Fables, retold by million-copy-selling author Caroline Lawrence and with full-colour artwork by Han Anderson Award-winning artist Robert Ingpen. The fables are sometimes funny, sometimes sad, occasionally rude and always revealing. Although they feature talking animals and Greek gods they are actually about what it is to be human. This hardback edition, beautifully produced with a teal blue ribbon bookmark, will be a book for the whole family to treasure, perfect for short bedtime stories leading to long discussions!