Fables are stories which impart a moral or practical lesson and which usually feature animals. The most famous creator of fables was Aesop.

A LIST OF THE FABLESThe Wolf and the KidThe Tortoise and the DucksThe Young Crab and His MotherThe Frogs and the OxThe Dog, the Cock, and the FoxBelling the CatThe Eagle and the JackdawThe Boy and the FilbertsHercules and the WagonerThe Kid and the WolfThe Town Mouse and the Country MouseThe Fox and the GrapesThe Bundle of SticksThe Wolf and the CraneThe Ass and His Dr...

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' is the best known work of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832 - 1898) – better known by his pen name, 'Lewis Carroll'. Telling the tale of a girl named Alice who falls down a rabbit hole into a fantasy world populated by surreal and anthropomorphic creatures, the book was a huge commercial success on its initial publication in 1865. It was followed by its sequel, 'Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There', in 1871. The books play at the heart of lo...

This ‘Wonder Book’, written by Frances Jenkins Olcott, is a collection of over 150 nature myths and tales from all parts of the world, illustrated by Milo Winter. It’s 500 pages provide a vast array of tales, including tales of flowers, fairies, dragons, talking birds, magic waters and enchanted forests, that children can revel and delight in. Winter (1888 – 1956) was best-loved for his animal drawings, and was among the artists working in the later stages of the ‘Golden Age’. His work can...

TO THE HESITATING PURCHASERIf sailor tales to sailor tunes,Storm and adventure, heat and cold,If schooners, islands, and maroonsAnd Buccaneers and buried Gold,And all the old romance, retoldExactly in the ancient way,Can please, as me they pleased of old,The wiser youngsters of to-day:—So be it, and fall on! If not,If studious youth no longer crave,His ancient appetites forgot,Kingston, or Ballantyne the b...

This collection, Hans Andersen Fairy Tales contains twenty-two of Hans Christian’s most well-loved tales, and is illustrated by the charming colour and black-and-white drawings of Milo Winter. The stories include: ‘The Tinder Box’; ‘The Ugly Duckling’; ‘The Little Match-Girl’; ‘The Nightingale’; ‘Thumbelina’; ‘The Steadfast Tin Soldier’; ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes’, and many more. Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish poet and author celebrated for his children’s stories but perhaps best kn...

A pirate with a parrot on his shoulder; "X marks the spot"; buried treasure and of course.... Long John Silver.These familiar associations with pirates can all be traced back to this adventure novel by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson,originally serialized in the children's magazine Young Folks between 1881–82 under the title Treasure Island or, the mutiny of the Hispaniola with Stevenson adopting the pseudonym Captain George North.Traditionally considered a c...

Nights with Uncle Remus presents 71 of Harris's, or Uncle Remus’, most popular narratives, featuring Brer Rabbit, African American trickster tales, Sea Island legends, and spine tingling ghost stories. For more than a hundred years, the tales of Joel Chandler Harris have entertained and influenced both readers and writers and none less that the tales and stories of Brer Rabbit told by Uncle Remus, stories like:"The Moon in the Mill-Pond,"“Mr. Fox and Miss Goose,”

This book is for all little boys and girls who love animals. Come into the woods and let us listen and watch, and I promise you it will be worthwhile……WASHER the RACCOON is brave and fearless in danger, and so lovable that you won’t lay down this book without saying wistfully, “I almost wish I had him really and truly as a friend and not just a story-book acquaintance.”Here we read of Washer’s first adventures and how he was carried to the wolf’s den and looked after by mo...

This is a fun version of Robin Hood for anyone, even though it was written for fifth and sixth grade students, and even has a "Suggestions for Teachers" section. It has 62 hand-drawn illustrations by Milo Winter. Each chapter starts with an illustration. There are 18 full-page drawings, and 21 songs, complete with both music and lyrics.The story of Robin Hood is a legend. It is probably based on a real person who lived in England in the 12th century and around whom lots of imaginar...

This book is for all little boys and girls who love animals tells readers about the adventures of DOCTOTOR RABBIT with BRUSHTAIL THE FOX and how the animals of the Big Green Wood managed to get rid of Brushtail the Fox once and for all. But how did they do it? Herein is an adventure second to none!It starts with Dr. Rabbit and Cheepy Chipmunk sitting in Doctor Rabbit's front yard talking, when who should show his face, but none other than Brushtail the Fox. My, did that cause a com...

This book is for all little boys and girls who love animals and is the second DOCTOR RABBIT book in the series.Our story starts with Doctor Rabbit receiving a call for a home visit. He collects his bag, puts on his top hat and just as he steps out his front door he hears a rustle and sees a shape in the bushes. But who could that be?Ki-Yi Coyote has just moved into the area and his larder is empty. He sees Doctor Rabbit coming out of his house and the game is afoot, for Coy...