Every child will wonder at the bravery of the little mouse in The Lion and the Mouse and thrill to the suspense of The Mice and the Cat. The Lion and the Mouse and other Aesop's Fables bring together Doris Orgel's elegant retelling and Bert Kitchen's dramatic and expressive illustrations for a fresh look at twelve of Aesop's most enduring tales for children.

 

There are 32 pages in this book. It is an anthology. This book was published 2000 by Dorling Kindersley Ltd .

Bert Kitchen is one of the top illustrators of children's books, whose work has been exhibited in many countries. His titles have won him international acclaim: Animal Numbers won the 1988 Bologna Graphics Prize for Children, and was runner-up in the Bologna Critici in Erba prize. This was judged in part by a panel of children, confirming that his books appeal directly to children as well as to adults. He has also illustrated Meredith Hooper's Tom's Rabbit, runner-up in the English 4-11 Awards for the Best Children's Picture Books of 1998. Sally Grindley is the author of many acclaimed picture books as well as editor of prestigious story book collections. Her first picture book for Dorling Kindersley, Just Grandpa and Me tells the story of the relationship between a boy and his grandfather (1998). This is her second book about Silly Goose and Daft Duck (Silly Goose and Daft Duck Play Hide-and-Seek, DK, Autumn 1999) in the Toddler Story Book series and she is the author of Don't Rock the Boar!