Books in Aesop's Fables series

The town mouse lives like a king, but luxuries come at a price: cats and dogs! When the country mouse visits town, she realizes that sometimes, the safest place to be is home sweet home. This retelling of Aesop's classic fable uses beautiful, simple language to make the timeless tale accessible to modern readers. Charming, humorous illustrations bring a fresh look to this famous narrative. Readers will love seeing these two mice get into mischief, from sneakily watching television to nibbling on cupcakes! They'll also learn the grass isn't always greener on the other side, and other important morals! With relatable characters and life lessons, this thoughtful fable will be at home in any library.

Aesop an Ancient Greek fabulist or story teller credited with a number of fables now collectively known as Aesop's Fables. Although his existence remains uncertain and (if he ever existed) no writings by him survive, numerous tales credited to him were gathered across the centuries and in many languages in a storytelling tradition that continues to this day. Many of the tales are characterized by animals and inanimate objects that speak, solve problems, and generally have human characteristics.

The fables of Aesop are full of wisdom garnered from life experiences: depend on yourself more than others, what goes around comes around, and always keep promises. But, learning from stories can sometimes be easier than just being told a lesson. Aesops fables show peoples strengths and weaknesses in action. Readers will see important character traits modeled for them in fables such as The Lark and Her Young Ones and The Farmer and the Stork. Accompanied by lovely illustrations, each fable offers another opportunity for learning lessons that can be used every day.

Being a good friend takes practice and effort. Loyalty, patience, and selflessness are key parts of friendship, and hard to put into practice when trying to recruit many friends instead of just a few. Aesops fable The Hare with Many Friends drives this point home to readers! Theyll take away similar lessons from the many other stories of Aesop, including The Lion, the Fox, and the Stag and The Swan and the Goose. All enhanced by hand-drawn illustrations, these fables help readers begin to understand strong character and the good it can bring to self and others.