Here are five of the best-loved fables of La Fontaine simply retold and sumptuously illustrated by Brian Wildsmith, an internationally acclaimed picture-book writer and artist. We meet a boastful hare as he challenges a slow-and-steady tortoise to a race. We see how a bag of coins threatens to rob a simple shoemaker of his happiness. We discover that the Sun's gentle warmth is more than a match for the North Wind's bluster. We join a miller, a boy, and a donkey on
their eventful journey. And we witness a little rat's kindness and courage in helping a mighty lion. These are lovely stories for adults to share with children over and over again.
- ISBN10 0192755498
- ISBN13 9780192755490
- Publish Date 2 October 2008
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 23 March 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Oxford University Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 160
- Language English