Thirty-three classic fables have been rewritten with a Texas slant by storyteller extraordinaire David Davis. From the wisdom of the old Cherokee chief to the crafty coyote and his endless tricks, each story is told with a western twist and Texas humor.

 

This book has been graded for interest at 5-8 years.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2008 by Pelican Publishing Co .

David Davis has written several children's picture books and has had titles named in Children's Choice Top 100 list. An active presenter at schools, conferences and libraries, David lives in Fort Worth, Texas. Learn more about him at www. davidrdavis. com. Ben Galbraith is an author and illustrator, he lives in New Zealand. Find out more at www. bengalbraith. co. nz. David Davis is the author of almost a dozen books with Pelican, including Jazz Cats, a 2002 Children's Book Choice selection; Librarian's Night Before Christmas; Nurse's Night Before Christmas; Ten Redneck Babies: A Southern Counting Book; Texas Aesop's Fables; Texas Mother Goose; and Texas Zeke and the Longhorn. Four of his books have earned spots on the Accelerated Reader list. He resides in Fort Worth, Texas. An illustrator at heart, Ward left years of advertising illustration, where computers had gained a firm foothold in graphics, and jumped into children's books. "It took me a long time to find myself," she says, "but I love illustrating childrenis text and taking the art a few steps beyond the word, when there is an opportunity. "