The text is young and simple, and clearly portrays helpful morals through fun characters that young readers can relate to. All of the classic, best-loved fables have been included, as well as some lesser-known stories that have been retold to intrigue and entertain children for the very first time.
This book is part of a book series called Aesops Fables .
This book is aimed at children in primary school.
There are 40 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2013 by Miles Kelly Publishing Ltd .
Victoria Parker has worked with children's books, many of which have been shortlisted for literary awards. Janet Dyson is an educational consultant whose specialist area is Religious Education.
This book contains the following stories:
The Travellers and the Plane Tree
The Miser and His Gold
The Mischievous Dog
The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs
Every day a poor farmer went to collect an egg from his gooses nest. One day he found that the egg was very heavy and an odd gold colour. He thought that someone had played a trick on him but took the egg home any way. There he discovered that the strange egg was actually made of gold. The farmer sold the egg for a lot of money. Every day he went to his goose and every day there was another golden egg. Soon the farmer was very rich. But he was also greedy and thought that if he cut open the goose he would get all the gold at once. But when he opened up the goose there was no gold inside, and thereafter also no golden eggs. Moral: greed often results in less not more.
The Hare and the Tortoise
