Author(s): Bob Hartman,Jago Silver
Format: Paperback
No. of Pages: 48
Publisher: Lion Hudson Plc
Language: English
Date Published: 2012-09-01
Dimensions: 210 x 254 x 6mm
Publication City/Country: Oxford, United Kingdom
Edition: Reprint
Illustrations: Colour illustrations throughout

"My name is Aesop! Once I was a slave. Now I am a free man. I have refreshments to sell and stories to tell. Stop for a moment - and enjoy!" Bob Hartman uses all his skills as a storyteller to add humour, irony, action and clever dialogue to these new retellings of ten of Aesop's fables, which he has woven into an entertaining tale about a man who tells stories for a living. Included is a rich mix of familiar and less well-known tales selected for their relevance to the life of children today. Streetwise tricksters get their comeuppance, virtue is rewarded, and readers are shown the benefits of good behaviour - but with the Hartman touch these stories are far from being the typical moral tale. Animated, witty and characterful illustrations echo the flavour of the text.