Lions and Lobsters and Foxes and Frogs: Fables from Aesop

Lions and Lobsters and Foxes and Frogs: Fables from AesopA new approach to the ancient fables of Aesop features charming rhymes and winsome images by a beloved illustrator. Artist Edward Gorey sets the scenes for poet Ennis Rees's modern interpretation of Aesop's verses, which recount how animals with all too human failings receive their just desserts. Memorable renderings of familiar and lesser known vignettes include the fable of the industrious ant, who prepares for the hardships of the coming winter,

The hero of A Time to Kill

parallel world for themselves

and build something better for the loved ones we leave behind

their stern father encouraged them to become self-reliant and not to depend on their looks to get ahead

can hurt you

Her pride in and openness about the aspects of her identity that made her unusual among First Ladies—including her race

deadlier threat on the horizon have surfaced

Belle becomes a fixture in New York City society and one of the most powerful people in the art and book world

four thousand volumes have got into circulation somewhere or other up and down the reading world

Clear trends and lessons can now be discerned and learned from

as long as you are with your Big Mamas

author of The Logic of Fetishism: Alejo Carpentier and the Cuban Tradition