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Old man Whickutt's donkey

1975
In this retelling of La Fontaine's fable, a man, a boy, and a donkey, enroute to the miller with a sack of corn, are criticized by their neighbors no matter who walks and who rides.

The goose that laid the golden egg

1986
Henry and Penny were happy in their little pink cottage where they worked hard all day. One day their goose begins laying golden eggs and their perspective on life begins to change.

The gingerbread man

2006
A freshly baked gingerbread man escapes when he is taken out of the oven and eludes a number of people and animals until he meets a clever fox.

Let's find the big idea

1982
A collection of nineteen skits and plays based on traditional fables and stories containing universal truths.

Once a mouse--

a fable cut in wood
1989
As it changes from mouse, to cat, to dog, to tiger, a hermit's pet also becomes increasingly vain.

Two mice in three fables

1995
Three stories featuring two mice, a snake, and a family each of owls and raccoons present simple lessons for life: friends can like different things and still be friends, the importance of taking turns, and the pitfalls of being too clever.

Something nasty in the cabbages

a tale from Roman de Renard, written in the 12th century by Pierre de Saint-Cloud, and retold for this edition by the artist
1991
Chantecler, the overconfident rooster, is convinced no intruder could sneak into the cabbage patch. But when his guard is down he comes face-to-face with Reynard, the hungry fox.

Aesop's fables

1989
An illustrated collection of twenty traditional fables including "The Hares And The Frogs, " "The Cat And The Mouse, " and "The Wolf And The Heron.

Belling the cat

a retelling of Aesop's fable
2004
The mice learn that "some things are easier said than done" when they try to get rid of their great enemy the cat.

The fox and the grapes

a retelling of Aesop's fable
2004
Retells the fable of a frustrated fox that, after many tries to reach a high bunch of grapes, decides they must be sour anyway.

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