Aesop's Fables

A collection of nearly sixty fables from Aesop, including such familiar ones as "The Grasshopper and the Ants," "The Nor... (more)

A collection of nearly sixty fables from Aesop, including such familiar ones as "The Grasshopper and the Ants," "The North Wind and the Sun," "Androcles and the Lion," "The Troublesome Dog," and "The Fox and the Stork." (less)

Retellings of fifteen fables from Aesop, including, among others, "The Stag at the Pool," "The Lion and the Mouse," and ... (more)

Retellings of fifteen fables from Aesop, including, among others, "The Stag at the Pool," "The Lion and the Mouse," and "The Vain Jackdaw." (less)

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Includes thirteen timeless tales brought to life through illustrations with new exhilarating perspectives. (more)

Includes thirteen timeless tales brought to life through illustrations with new exhilarating perspectives. (less)

"Written down two thousand years ago in ancient Latin and Greek, the fables and morals of Aesop were first published in ... (more)

"Written down two thousand years ago in ancient Latin and Greek, the fables and morals of Aesop were first published in English in 1484 and have been passed down through generations. This edition collects 284 fables, including such classics as "The boy who cried wolf", "The tortoise and the hare", "Town mouse and Country mouse", and many more enjoyable yet teachable tales. With eighty illustrations by Milo Winter, this beautiful, vibrant clothbound hardcover makes a great addition to every child's library." (less)

"Written down two thousand years ago in ancient Latin and Greek, the fables and morals of Aesop were first published in ... (more)

"Written down two thousand years ago in ancient Latin and Greek, the fables and morals of Aesop were first published in English in 1484 and have been passed down through generations. This edition collects 284 fables, including such classics as "The boy who cried wolf", "The tortoise and the hare", "Town mouse and Country mouse", and many more enjoyable yet teachable tales. With eighty illustrations by Milo Winter, this beautiful, vibrant clothbound hardcover makes a great addition to every child's library." (less)

It is both amazing and wonderful that so much of the richness of our language and our moral education still owes a huge ... (more)

It is both amazing and wonderful that so much of the richness of our language and our moral education still owes a huge debt to a Greek slave who was executed over two thousand years ago. Yet "sour grapes," "crying wolf," "a dog in a manger," "actions speak louder than words," "honesty is the best policy," and literally hundreds of other metaphors, axioms and ideas that are now woven into the very fabric of Western culture all came from Aesop's Fables. The earliest extant collections of Aesop's stories were made by various Greek versifiers and Latin translators, to whose compilations were added tales from Oriental and ancient sources to form what we now know as Aesop's Fables. The majority of European fables, including those of La Fontaine, are largely derived from these succinct tales. (less)