Lions and Lobsters and Foxes and Frogs: Fables from Aesop

A new approach to the ancient fables of Aesop features charming rhymes and winsome images by a beloved illustrator. In this beautiful hardcover treasury, legendary artist Edward Gorey sets surrealistic scenes for poet Ennis Rees's verses, which recount how animals with all-too-human failings receive their just desserts. Memorable renderings of familiar and lesser-known vignettes include fables of the industrious Ant and the lazy Grasshopper, the mighty Lion and the tiny Mouse who comes to his rescue, and other timeless tales.

AGES: 7 to 12

AUTHOR:
American poet and professor Ennis Rees (1925–2009) was the author and translator of many books for adults and children. He was also the third South Carolina Poet Laureate, serving from 1984-85. These fables are from his 1966 book, Fables from Aesop.

American author and artist Edward Gorey (1925–2000) combined whimsy and dark humor in such illustrated books as The Doubtful Guest, The Gashlycrumb Tinies, and four Amphigorey anthologies. His distinctive style, featuring characters in Victorian dress in surrealistic settings, achieved wide recognition with his opening-sequence animation for the PBS Mystery! series.

ISBN: 9780486820170
Author: REES, ENNIS
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 01/04/2018
RRP: $34.99
Pages: 48
Dimension: 203mm X 210mm
Imprint: Dover Publications