tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post8870211960065294476..comments2024-03-28T02:54:32.745-04:00Comments on The Miss Rumphius Effect: Fabulous Fables - A Trio of AesopTriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-53400331118373134642009-11-12T14:50:30.358-05:002009-11-12T14:50:30.358-05:00I love kids Aesop books, and some of the best illu...I love kids Aesop books, and some of the best illustratorys chose Aesop.<br /><br />As usual, Anno brings another dimension to his subject, and creates a tale within a tale - or perhaps a tale about reading and interpretation.<br /><br />http://simonsterg.wordpress.com/tag/aesop/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-56770015616027376892008-09-01T14:03:00.000-04:002008-09-01T14:03:00.000-04:00I agree with you and your son, Tricia--a big part ...I agree with you and your son, Tricia--a big part of the fun for us is comparing versions of the tales. I'm definitely going to look for Anno's Aesop, too!<BR/><BR/>I alos posted about our favorite Aesop editions awhile back: we like the McElderry (retold by Michael Morpurgo) and Unwitting Wisdom by Helen Ward.<BR/>http://bookstogether.squarespace.com/blog/2007/12/5/aesop-elementary.htmlAnamaria (bookstogether)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10361389598002568007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-88270380497428671282008-09-01T14:02:00.000-04:002008-09-01T14:02:00.000-04:00Tricia, I've just started reading Seth Lerer's new...Tricia, I've just started reading Seth Lerer's new history of children's literature, which has a lot about Aesop threaded all the way through it. It's fascinating stuff!Libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09406720496767981522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-6789602615362007142008-09-01T10:14:00.000-04:002008-09-01T10:14:00.000-04:00Hi, Tricia!Happy Birthday...belatedly! That UMass ...Hi, Tricia!<BR/><BR/>Happy Birthday...belatedly! That UMass site is quite interesting, isn't it? I used to use Pinkney's book with students in my library.<BR/><BR/>I think many children today aren't exposed to enough traditional literature. That was something I learned when I became a school librarian.<BR/><BR/>Have you read Jane Yolen's A SIP OF AESOP? It has just thirteen of the fables--but allElaine Magliarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09829330276633865868noreply@blogger.com