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The Ant or the Grasshopper? - (Who's Got Game?) by Toni Morrison & Slade Morrison (Paperback)
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Highlights
- A hip, sly, exuberant retelling of Aesop's fable, for children of all ages--written by Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison and her son Slade Morrison, and ingeniously illustrated by Pascal Lemaitre.
- 6-9 Years
- 8.8" x 8.0" Paperback
- 36 Pages
- Juvenile Fiction, Legends, Myths, Fables
- Series Name: Who's Got Game?
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About the Book
A version of Aesop's Fables finds two friends, a grasshopper and an ant, who each spend their time differently preparing for winter in a tale of friendship, betrayal, and survival.Book Synopsis
A hip, sly, exuberant retelling of Aesop's fable, for children of all ages--written by Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison and her son Slade Morrison, and ingeniously illustrated by Pascal Lemaitre. "How can you say I never worked a day? ART is WORK. It just looks like play," so says Foxy G to his buddy Kid A, in Toni and Slade Morrison's sassy, sly tale of friendship, betrayal, and survival--or not. Generation after generation, classic fables, folklore, and myth remain popular because they quicken the imagination of readers and listeners of all ages. We, the creators of the Who's Got Game? series were inspired by the wonder of Aesop's Fables--their vitality, their endless demand for more interpretations. In our versions the original stories are opened up and their moralistic endings reimagined; the victim might not lose; the timid gets a chance to become strong; the fool can gain insight; the powerful may lose their grip. Anything can happen!About the Author
Toni Morrison (1931-2019) was a Nobel Prize-winning American author, editor, and professor. Her contributions to the modern canon are numerous. Some of her acclaimed titles include: The Bluest Eye, Song of Solomon, and Beloved, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1988. She won the Nobel Prize for Literature 1993. Slade Morrison was born in Ohio and educated in New York City. He studied art at SUNY Purchase and collaborated with his mother, Toni Morrison, on five books for children. Pascal Lemaitre illustrated Toni and Slade Morrison's bestselling Who's Got Game?: Three Fables, as well as many other books for children. He and his family divide their time between Brussels, Belgium, where he teaches illustration, and Brooklyn, New York. Visit him online at PascalLemaitre.com.Dimensions (Overall): 8.8 Inches (H) x 8.0 Inches (W) x .2 Inches (D)
Weight: .25 Pounds
Suggested Age: 6-9 Years
Number of Pages: 36
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
Sub-Genre: Legends, Myths, Fables
Series Title: Who's Got Game?
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Theme: General
Format: Paperback
Author: Toni Morrison & Slade Morrison
Language: English
Street Date: June 14, 2014
TCIN: 94258985
UPC: 9781476792699
Item Number (DPCI): 247-17-4560
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship weight: 0.25 pounds
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