num_pages: 40
description: Touched with passion humor &amp; life here are Aesop's wonderful animals &amp; the messages of their feats &amp; foibles illustrated in beautiful full-color paintings. Includes The Fox &amp; the Grapes The Hare &amp; the Tortoise others. 10 x 13. All agesBrad Sneed brings his zany and creative talents to the world of Aesop. In his signature style of tricky perspectives amusing exaggerations and rich delicate watercolors his animal characters are beautifully realistic and yet humorously human as they mimic a wide range of human feelings . . . and foibles.The stories of Aesop have been told and retold over the centuries; in his lively adaptation Brad Sneed updates the language and infuses these fifteen stories with a sense of humor that children will enthusiastically enjoy. And once again as in his popular alphabet book Picture a Letter Brad has included a wordless bonus for sharp-eyed readers of all ages-a sixteenth tale told only in pictures is hidden somewhere between the covers.Adapted and Illustrated by Brad Sneed
language: English
title: Aesop's Fables
publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers