• Age: 6 to 8
• Grade: 1 to 3
• Reading age: 6 to 8

Michael Rosen and Talleen Hacikyan join forces to portray some of Aesop's most famous fables in this beautifully illustrated picture book. Loyal dogs, tricky foxes and powerful lions are only a part of the large cast of animals that helps teach children age-old life lessons.

Michael J. Rosen has written, edited, or illustrated a veritable kennel of books, including Workman's Kids' Best Dog Book; Artisan's Horse People, Fishing with Dad, and My Bug; and The Dog Department: James Thurber on Hounds, Scotties, and Talking Poodles and May Contain Nuts: A Very Loose Canon of American Humor. Many of his anthologies have supported humane efforts through the Company of Animals Fund, which he founded in 1990. He lives with his pack on 100 acres in central Ohio.

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Talleen Hacikyan is an innovative artist, whose work has been exhibited internationally, earning great acclaim. She is an advocate for community engagement in the arts, highlighting the power of creativity to connect cultures. Talleen illustrated Aesop’s Fables retold by Michael Rosen for Tradewind Books. She lives in Montreal, Quebec with her husband Diego.

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• Commended, Bank Street College of Education Children's Book Committee Best Children's Books of the Year
• Commended, CCBC Best Books for Kids & Teens
• Commended, Resource Links "The Year's Best"
• Winner, Gelett Burgess Children’s Book Award

"Rosen’s plainspoken telling engages children with injected humor...Hacikyan’s accomplished dry-brushed acrylics, luminous against black fields, incorporate handprinted leaves and textile block patterns, bespeaking her acumen as a printmaker. The leafy endpapers are stunning. Incorporating a vain crow, opportunistic wolves and foxes, talking trees and more, this collection both instructs and charms."

Kirkus Reviews

"The simple, naive characters are richly shaded, expressive, and energetic as they interact in nicely etched, usually dark, settings...The handsome scenes and deftly told stories are welcome additions to the realm of Aesop."

School Library Journal

“Rosen supplies morals tailored for today’s cultures.”

Publisher's Weekly

"School and public libraries that need Aesop stories for a younger audience should purchase this attractive book."

Resource Links

“Vibrantly illustrated and retold with vim and vigour.”

CM Magazine