Customer Reviews

Frederick's Fables : A Treasury of 16 Favorite Leo Lionni Stories

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Lionni's original books are breathtaking classics -- wonderful stories that carefully pace each line with gorgeous succulent visuals. But this 'treasury' chops out more than half the original pictures, omitting favorite images, destroying the page-turning pace and in some cases the stories no longer even make sense. This 'treasury' is no bargain -- you'd be better off with one or two of the original unabridged masterpieces. I yearned to see the beautiful 2-page art of "a forest of seaweeds growing from sugar-candy rocks" in _Swimmy_ but was sad to find it missing.

I'm glad for the compilation.

It's true that they took out some images from his stories. However, this is something you see in *all* compilations, otherwise they wouldn't be any cheaper than buying the books separately and they'd be huge, too! So either they take out whole pages, text and all; or they cut the images down so you can hardly see them; or they do as they did here - they keep the text intact and the pictures the right size, but take out some images.

And you know what? I can live with that.

Is it a perfect solution? Nothing is. I suggest any book you're *really* attached to, you buy separately so you have it intact.

This compilation of stories is completely delightful. They warm your heart and put a smile on your face. My husband used to read them to me when I was SO pregnant I could not sleep. And now we continue to read them to our wonderful daughter Lucy. I get this book as a present for all my pregnant friends. It is a must for your collection.

The art teacher in my K-4 building requested this be added to our library. It has beautiful images and includes many of Leo Lionni's works. A great addition to any collection.