Theme: fable

Mouse & Lion

By Book Importer | Published: November 21, 2011

On a ridge above the Kalihari, Lion naps, until Mouse bumbles into him, willy-nilly, startling him awake. After a show of teeth, Lion is softened by Mouse’s pledge of loyalty and sets him free. When a cold moon brings a humbling lesson, Lion comes to recognize Mouse’s keen skill, and deeper kindness.

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Once in a Wood: Ten Tales from Aesop

By Book Importer | Published: November 16, 2011

A retelling of ten fables by Aesop, including “The Fox and the Crow,” “The Crow and the Water Jug,” and “The Lion and the Mouse.”

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How the Leopard Got His Claws

By Book Importer | Published: October 26, 2011

Recounts how the leopard got his claws and teeth and why he rules the forest with terror.

Descriptors: Africa, Fantasy, Nigeria, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , » Leave a comment

Aesop’s Fables

By Book Importer | Published: August 24, 2011

A little mouse saves the life of a great lion; hungry Grasshopper, too lazy to store food, gets no mercy from the industrious ants; crafty Jackal tricks Klipspringer to escape death – but is himself tricked by the cock and the dog…. Here are 16 of Aesop’s wise, witty and timeless fables, portrayed for the [...]

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Unwitting Wisdom: An Anthology of Aesop’s Fables

By Book Importer | Published: June 9, 2011

For over 2,500 years the simple stories and wry humor of Aesop’s fables have entertained children and adults alike. Their lessons have seeped into the very fabric of our language, as evidenced by expressions such as ‘sour grapes’ and ‘a wolf in sheep’s clothing.’ Through the centuries many artists have risen to the challenge of [...]

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Nicolas, Where Have You Been?

By Book Importer | Published: June 9, 2011

When the young mouse Nicolas sets out across the great meadow alone in search of ripe red berries, he is grabbed up by the claws of a huge bird and carried high into the sky. But that is only the beginning of Nicolas’s adventure. How he gets the berries he was hoping to find, and [...]

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Six Crows

By Book Importer | Published: June 9, 2011

While a farmer tends his field of wheat, six hungry crows watch and wait in a nearby tree. When the wheat ripens, the farmer builds a scarecrow to frighten them off, but these ingenious crows are not so easily scared. An howl helps the farmer and the crows reach a compromise over the rights to [...]

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Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse

By Book Importer | Published: June 9, 2011

Everyone loves Willy the wind-up mouse, while Alexander the real mouse is chased away with brooms and mousetraps. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to be loved and cuddled, thinks Alexander, and he wants to be just like him until he discovers that Willy is to be thrown away.

Descriptors: Europe, Fantasy, Italy, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , » Leave a comment

The Earth Shook

By Book Importer | Published: April 4, 2011

Little Parisa-Farsi, left alone after an earthquake demolishes her home of Bam, Iran. She doesn’t despair. She does what any little girl would do. She dances. She laughs. She shares. She reveals our common humanity.
 
 

Descriptors: Fiction, Iran, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , » 1 Comment

Tiger and Turtle

By Book Importer | Published: April 4, 2011

Tiger says he saw the flower first, but Turtle disagrees. Through pages of glorious color, Tiger and Turtle continue their argument. They’re worthy opponents as a tiger’s claws could not harm a turtle’s shell any more than a turtle’s feet could outrun a tiger’s.
 

Descriptors: Fantasy, India, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment