{"product_id":"9780486808512","title":"Tales of Wise and Foolish Animals: Retellings of Traditional Fables","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"The younger children like all of Valery Carrick's stories. They are clearly and simply told and the vigorous black-and-white drawings by the author make the tale dramatic even to children who cannot read it for themselves.\" ― Mary Gould Davis, Director of Story Telling, New York Public Library.Russian storyteller Valery Carrick (1869–1942) recounts fourteen familiar and lesser-known fables, accompanying them with drawings that are as striking and straightforward as the stories themselves. Some of the tales ― \"The Fox as a Shepherd,\" \"The Hare, the Hippopotamus and the Elephant,\" \"The Hare and His Shadow\" ― are particularly well known. The simplicity and directness of Carrick's narratives, along with his distinctive illustrations, place these versions among the most delightful retellings of traditional fables. Other less-familiar tales of crafty foxes, mighty lions, greedy wolves, and other creatures will please parents as well as children.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47122865225968,"sku":"9780486808512","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780486808512_p0.jpg?v=1763709402","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780486808512","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}