The Ugly Duckling
The Ugly Duckling The Three Little Pigs/The Three Billy Goats Gruff, Rumpelstiltskin, The Tiger and the Brahmin, The Ugly Duckling The Rabbit Ears Treasury of Fables and Other Stories entertains and enlightens with these classic animal ... [... more]
Random House |
Waverley Root
To read this book is not just to learn the proper preparation for lasagna and risotto, but also to encounter the Medicis, to witness an opulent banquet for two, and to learn the fables surrounding the origin of tortellini. Embraces not only the ... [... more]
Random House |
Italo Calvino
For the first time in paperback--a volume of thirty-seven diabolically inventive stories, fables, and "impossible interviews" from one of the great fantasists of the 20th century, displaying the full breadth of his vision and wit. Written [... more]
Random House |
Saira Shah
Saira Shah lives in London and is a freelance journalist. She was born in Britain of an Afghan family, the daughter of Idries Shah, a writer of Sufi fables. She first visited Afghanistan at age twenty-one and worked there for three years as a ... [... more]
Random House |
Alessandro Boffa
Alessandro Boffa was born in Moscow. He completed his studies in biology in Rome, and now divides his time between Italy and Thailand. This is his first book. In this wickedly hilarious collection of fables, Alessandro Boffa introduces us to ... [... more]
Random House |
Sir Edward Marsh
Second only to Aesop, Jean de la Fontaine was the author of comic and delightful fables that are as alive today as when they first appeared in the 18th century. Based on tales both famous and obscure by an array of classical writers, La ... [... more]
Random House |
Fables
 Amazing covers, good art, mediocre characters: Ok, the art is quite good and Willingham takes a sort of dumb idea: fairy tale characters taken to contemporary NY, into quite an interesting crew of people. However, I really missed more character [... more]
CDN$20.03
Amazon CA |
Vikram Seth
Vikram Seth has written acclaimed books in several genres: verse novel, The Golden Gate; travel book, From Heaven Lake; animal fables, Beastly Tales; epic fiction, A Suitable Boy. His most recent novel, An Equal Music, was published in 1999. He ... [... more]
Harper Collins |
The Fables of La Fontaine
From Amazon.com: In 1926, French art dealer and publisher Ambroise Vollard commissioned Marc Chagall to illustrate 100 legendary fables by La Fontaine (1621-1695). But with the advent of World War II and private acquisitions, the paintings ended up [... more]
CDN$40.50
Amazon CA |
Black Sheep and Other Fables
A Masterpiece of Brevity & Wit: "This small volume of extremely short fables -- many only a page or a few paragraphs in length -- is a virtuoso display of writing.... Clever, amusing, and thoughtful, with nary a wasted word, These small pieces [... more]
CDN$14.01
Amazon CA |
Aesop's Fables
Suitable for the agora.: The uncredited principal translations are the best I've seen, right to the point and suitable for the agora. Jacob Lawrence's great drawings suit them to a tee. Inclusive language? Not so you would notice: This is a wonderful [... more]
CDN$20.95
Amazon CA |
Aesop's Fables
One of the best-illustrated children's books I've ever seen!: This book contains many of the classic fables as well as a few that were new to me. The stories are well-written and short enough to keep the attention of young children. The best part, [... more]
CDN$35.95
Amazon CA |
