Aesop's Fables for Children: Includes a Read-and-Listen CD (Dover Read and Listen) [Paperback]

Milo Winter (Author), Read and Listen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 19, 2008 | Age Level: 3 and up | Grade Level: P and up | Series: Dover Read and Listen

Every child should know the stories of "The Hare and the Tortoise," "Belling the Cat," "The Ants and the Grasshopper," and Aesop's other timeless tales. This splendid gift edition features more than 130 of his beloved fables, enhanced with full-color illustrations and a wonderful CD recording — by a diverse cast of professional readers — of 42 of the most popular stories.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications; Pap/Com edition (September 19, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486467708
• ISBN-13: 978-0486467702
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,982 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #14 in Books > Children's Books > Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths > Anthologies

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!, November 16, 2009

By 

Amy (Texas) - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Aesop's Fables for Children: Includes a Read-and-Listen CD (Dover Read and Listen) (Paperback)

I love reading this book to my children. The stories have rich language, yet they're short enough that even young children don't get lost. My 6 and 5 year olds read two of these fables each week for school, and they're learning a lot.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars We like it, June 23, 2009

By 

Mom E (Louisville, KY) - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Aesop's Fables for Children: Includes a Read-and-Listen CD (Dover Read and Listen) (Paperback)

Good book. My son enjoys listening to the CD and "reading" himself. I appreciate the morals at the end of each story.

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars better than i thought, February 15, 2011

By 

Will Riddle "and Jaime Riddle" (Cincinnati) - See all my reviews
(TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)   

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Aesop's Fables for Children: Includes a Read-and-Listen CD (Dover Read and Listen) (Paperback)

Ok, I almost didn't buy this because of the "ass" comment, which I did appreciate. I'm a conservative homeschooler and didn't really want my 3, 4, 5, and 7 year olds talking about the "ass."

But I was attracted by the price and CD, and I'm really happy with the product. IMHO everything for little kids ought to be on CD because they learn so well from them. And the CD has most of the famous fables on it (about a third of them from the book, which has over 100).

I would have given it five stars if the print/layout had been just a little bit more kid-friendly... the pages have the old school font and layout like from the 50s, with double columns and typewriter (close set) font. But it is still a lovely book, old fashioned, true to the originals. After debating about this version versus the others, I'm happy with it. We used it with Evan-Moor Lit Pockets (Fables), and it had all 8 stories suggested.