The sun and the wind test their strength by seeing which of them can force a man to remove his cloak.

The noted illustrator presents thirteen of Aesop's most familiar fables.

"Based on the classic fable, a crocodile and a scorpion attempt to cross a river without giving in to their natural instincts"--

Illustrations and minimal text relate the familiar fable of the race between a slow tortoise and a quick but foolish hare.

Tortoise and Hare are neighbors, but they have very different approaches to life: Hare does everything super quickly, but does not always pay attention to what is around her, Tortoise does things slowly and thoughtfully, but sometimes he fails to finish tasks--so when they agree to a race, Hare is certain she will finish first, but instead both Hare and Tortoise discover that what is most important is having a friend to keep you in balance.

Retells the fable of a frustrated fox that, after many tries to reach a high bunch of grapes, decides they must be sour anyway.

Retells of fifteen of Aesop's tales and five more from other fabulists, including "The Fox and the Crow" and "The Lion and the Mouse."

A boy tending sheep on a lonely mountainside thinks it a fine joke to cry "wolf" and watch the people come running--and then one day a wolf is really there, but no one answers his call.

An illustrated collection of poems, fables, and stories for the nursery, with an emphasis on traditional tales.

Retells the fable about a colony of industrious ants which busily prepares for the approaching winter while a grasshopper makes no plans for the cold weather to come.