The Rabbit And The Turtle: Aesop’s Fables

Eric Carle brings to life Aesop's fables with his gorgeous illustrations and charming retelling of the classic stories. Designed to engage and delight readers of all ages, this collection contains some of Aesop's most timeless tales. Beautifully reissued, this new book has all the enchantment of Eric Carle's art plus traditional morals of the fables.

Eric Carle is the author and illustrator for many wonderful books. Among his most well known are THE VERY HUNGRY CATEPILLAR; THE VERY LONELY FIREFLY; THE VERY BUSY SPIDER; and BROWN BEAR, BROWN BEAR, WHAT DO YOU SEE?

Mr. Carle graduated from the Akademie der Blidenden Kunste in Germany and moved back to New York to begin working as a graphic designer. He wrote his first children's book 1,2,3 TO THE ZOO in 1968 and has been writing and illustrating books ever since. He and his wife have two grown children and live in Massachusetts.

作者介紹

Eric Carle（艾瑞．卡爾）

已經七十歲的色彩魔術師艾瑞．卡爾，創作過《好餓的毛毛蟲》《好忙的蜘蛛》《好安靜的蟋蟀》與《從頭動到腳》等六十多本經典圖畫書，作品已被翻譯成二十七種語言，在全世界發行。精於剪貼畫的他，喜歡先將顏料塗滿畫紙，再剪、割出自己想表現的圖像，色彩只要一經過艾瑞卡爾的手，彷彿都像點石成金般具有魔力。

Children learn about the natural world in Eric Carle's original, charming books, which include classics such as The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me. Carle's vivid tissue-paper illustrations and innovations in book design have made him an author whose longevity and continued popularity are testaments to his beloved status among young readers and parents.