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Fable comics / edited by Chris Duffy.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : First Second Books, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Edition: First editionDescription: 124 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cmContent type:
  • still image
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1626721076
  • 9781626721074
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
The fox and the grapes / James Kochalka -- The town mouse and the country mouse / Tom Gauld -- Hermes and the man who was bitten by an ant / George O'Connor -- Leopard drums up dinner / Sophie Goldstein -- The belly and the body members / Charise Harper -- Lion + Mouse / R. Sikoryak -- Fox and Crow / Jennifer L. Meyer -- The old man and death / Eleanor Davis -- The boy who cried wolf / Jaime Hernandez -- The crow and the pitcher / Simone Lia -- Hermes and the woodsman / George O'Connor -- The dog and his reflection / Graham Chaffee -- The dolphins, the whales, and the sprat / Maris Wicks -- The frogs who desired a king / George O'Connor -- The hare and the pig / Vera Brosgol -- The demon, the thief, and the hermit / Keny Widjaja -- The elephant in favor / Corinne Mucha -- The Mouse Council / Liniers -- Man and wart / Mark Newgarden -- The milkmaid and her pail / Israel Sanchez -- The great weasel war / Ulises Farinas -- The sun and the wind / R.O. Blechman -- The hare and the tortoise / Graham Annable -- The grasshopper and the ants / John Kerschbaum -- The thief and the watchdog / Braden Lamb and Shelli Paroline -- Hermes and the sculptor / George O'Connor -- The hen and the mountain turtle / Gregory Benton -- Demades and his fable / Roger Langridge.
Awards:
  • Junior Library Guild Premier Selection.
Summary: "Amazing cartoonists take on classic fables from Aesop and beyond!"--Cover.
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Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Graphic Novel Fable Comics Available 33111008070340
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

From classics like "The Tortoise and the Hare" and "The Grasshopper and the Ants" to obscure gems like "The Frogs Who Desired a King," Fable Comics has something to offer every reader. Twenty-eight fables from different cultures and traditions are wonderfully adapted and illustrated in comics format by twenty-six different cartoonists. Edited by New York Times bestselling Fairy Tale Comics' Chris Duffy, this jacketed hardcover is a beautiful gift and an instant classic.

Includes bibliographical references.

The fox and the grapes / James Kochalka -- The town mouse and the country mouse / Tom Gauld -- Hermes and the man who was bitten by an ant / George O'Connor -- Leopard drums up dinner / Sophie Goldstein -- The belly and the body members / Charise Harper -- Lion + Mouse / R. Sikoryak -- Fox and Crow / Jennifer L. Meyer -- The old man and death / Eleanor Davis -- The boy who cried wolf / Jaime Hernandez -- The crow and the pitcher / Simone Lia -- Hermes and the woodsman / George O'Connor -- The dog and his reflection / Graham Chaffee -- The dolphins, the whales, and the sprat / Maris Wicks -- The frogs who desired a king / George O'Connor -- The hare and the pig / Vera Brosgol -- The demon, the thief, and the hermit / Keny Widjaja -- The elephant in favor / Corinne Mucha -- The Mouse Council / Liniers -- Man and wart / Mark Newgarden -- The milkmaid and her pail / Israel Sanchez -- The great weasel war / Ulises Farinas -- The sun and the wind / R.O. Blechman -- The hare and the tortoise / Graham Annable -- The grasshopper and the ants / John Kerschbaum -- The thief and the watchdog / Braden Lamb and Shelli Paroline -- Hermes and the sculptor / George O'Connor -- The hen and the mountain turtle / Gregory Benton -- Demades and his fable / Roger Langridge.

"Amazing cartoonists take on classic fables from Aesop and beyond!"--Cover.

Elementary Grade.

Junior Library Guild Premier Selection.

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