Fables Books
The hare and the tortoise
Relates the events of the famous race between the boastful hare and the persevering tortoise.
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Foxy fables
By Tony Ross
Contemporary retellings of six fables from Aesop, including "The Fox and the Crow," "The Stag and his Mirrors," and "The Hare and the Tortoise."
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How Chipmunk Got His Stripes
By James Bruchac, Joseph Bruchac
When Bear and Brown Squirrel have a disagreement about whether Bear can stop the sun from rising, Brown Squirrel ends up with claw marks on his back and becomes Chipmunk, the striped one
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Aesop's fables
By Brad Sneed
Retellings of fifteen fables from Aesop, including, among others, "The Stag at the Pool," "The Lion and the Mouse," and "The Vain Jackdaw."
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Tigers Of The Kumgang Mountains
By Kim So Un
A young man practices for years to become a great marksman, and goes into the Kumgang mountains of Korea to hunt the tigers that killed his father.
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Chinese fables
An illustrated retelling of nineteen fables and tales from China, each of which features a nugget of ancient folk wisdom and introduces aspects of traditional Chinese culture and lore.
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