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oddandbookish
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Pickpick

I enjoyed the fables and the morals/lessons they displayed. Many of them resonated with me and made me stop and think. There were some repeat fables (the same story with the same characters and morals just written slightly different), but as a whole it was an expansive collection.

Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2024/01/11/review-aesops-fables-illustrated/

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Shelm1

“Slow and steady wins the race“

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Shelm1

I love how this author gets his story across with little to no words. He uses art to retell a story that's been told a million times. The way he presents the entire story of The Tortoise and the Hare with only 12 words is really impressive.

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Shelm1
Pickpick

This is the traditional story of The Tortoise and The Hare but presented with only 12 words in the whole story. These are all the words needed to understand the message of “slow and steady wins the race.“ These are words we hear all the time, and this story could be looked at as the origination of this well-know phrase.

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bkloppman
The Lion and the Mouse | Aesop, Jerry Pinkney
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bkloppman

“A cup of tea?” Asked Queen Ant.
“How kind of you,” said Grasshopper

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bkloppman

This book is a good morning meeting book for pre-K through 2nd grade students. There is a valuable moral that can be discussed after the book is done. After the emphasis on play in Pre-K, this book would be good for early year kindergartners to learn the value of balancing work and play.

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bkloppman
Pickpick

Originally one of Aesop‘s Fables, this retelling by Jerry Pinkney tells the story of a grasshopper who‘s all play, and the ants who are all work. Although he tries, the grasshopper has a hard time convincing the ants to take a break. When winter rolls around the grasshopper is alone in the cold, he is invited inside by the ants. Each learn the value of a work and play balance.

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bkloppman

“Slow and steady wins the race!”

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bkloppman

This is a good book to use during a morning meeting with young students (pre-k to 2nd grade) to show them the importance of taking their time on their work. It‘s easy to place value in being the first one done or the fastest, but being the fastest doesn‘t always mean you‘ll come in first.