Author(s): Brian Wildsmith

Kids' Classics (fairy tales, poetry etc)

A lovely collection of five well-loved fables for parents and children to share.

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, simply told and sumptuously illustrated, for adults to share with children over and over again. The five fables are:

• The Hare and the Tortoise 


• The Rich Man and the Shoemaker 


• The North wind and the Sun


•  The Miller, the Boy and the Donkey


•  The Lion and the Rat