Publisher's Synopsis
A new approach to the ancient fables of Aesop features charming rhymes and winsome images by a beloved illustrator. In this beautiful hardcover treasury, legendary artist Edward Gorey sets surrealistic scenes for poet Ennis Rees's verses, which recount how animals with all-too-human failings receive their just desserts. Memorable renderings of familiar and lesser-known vignettes include fables of the industrious Ant and the lazy Grasshopper, the mighty Lion and the tiny Mouse who comes to his rescue, and other timeless tales.
