Few stories have endured as long as the fables of Aesop. In this magnificent edition, award-winning illustrator Helen Ward has chosen a dozen of her favourite fables to create this breath-taking classic new collection to grace every bookshelf and bedside.
The experiences described in the tales apply to us all and the lessons learned are both timeless and universal. Each creature comes to symbolise in its own way some particular aspect of the human condition - the sly fox, the silly crow, the majestic lion; all acting out their parts, uncomprehending, in the great game of life. Fear, greed, arrogance, stupidity, all these and more put in an appearance, leaping straight to the heart of our understanding from each page of this exquisitely illustrated edition.
Includes the tales: The Hare and the Tortoise, The Lion and the Mouse and The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs.
CONTENTS: Sour grapes; The trappings of power; All dressed up; Pot luck; A time to dance; A dinner invitation; Steady and slow; Upon reflection; Size isn't everything; Not flying, but falling; Fool's gold; Hard cheeseBeautiful reissue of Helen Ward's stunning 64-page collection of Aesop's Fables (2004), which sold over 15,000 copies.Evergreen appeal of Aesop's timeless fablesHelen's glittering career has seen her earn the first Walker Prize for Children's Illustration in her final year at Brighton School of Art, The National Art Library Award for The Tin Forest (2001) and two Greenaway medal shortlistings, for The Cockerel and the Fox (2004) and Varmints (2009), among a host of other awards and recognitions both in the UK and abroad.Cover: French flaps, matt lam + gold foil 
