Very Short Fables to Read Together - (You Read to Me, I'll Read to You) by Mary Ann Hoberman (Paperback)

About the Book

Hoberman and Emberley have added Aesop's fables to their bestselling and award-winning series! Readers can rediscover familiar tales and find new favorites, in this irresistible fifth You Read to Me collaboration. Illustrations.

Book Synopsis

Rediscover familiar tales and find new favorites in this irresistible fifth You Read to Me, I'll Read to You book from former children's poet laureate Mary Ann Hoberman, which adds Aesop's fables to the New York Times bestselling series.

Award-winning creators Mary Ann Hoberman and Michael Emberley bring you classic characters--from wise ants and kind mice to sly foxes and hungry wolves--as you've never seen them before! With clear, color-coded typography and clever illustrations, this book "in two voices" uses traditional reading teaching techniques such as alliteration, rhyme, and repetition to invite young children to read along with peers or with an adult.

Review Quotes

"Children's poet laureate Hoberman is really the master of unforced rhyme ... and Emberley's pencil-and-watercolor illustrations are as consistently spry as the poems."--The Horn Book

"Emberley's pencil and watercolor spot illustrations bring fresh energy to the classic tales as well as a softening tone: the Hare and the Tortoise race on bicycles (the Hare wears spandex), and the golden-egg laying goose has a button-up chest, ensuring that the farmer doesn't have to use his knife. The jaunty rhymes and theatrical element of adopting a persona should spark enthusiasm from reluctant readers."--Publishers Weekly

"Repeats the earlier books' winning formula...All are retold simply and engagingly and are illustrated with lively spot illustrations."--Booklist

"The familiar tales are told with gentle humor, and Emberley's pencil-and-watercolor illustrations bring personality and life to the animal characters...a solid pick for most picture-book collections."--School Library Journal

"The latest installment from [the] wildly successful series...the text is delivered in punchy, color-coded typography that makes abundant use of repetition and rhyme to bring the stories to readaloud life. Emberley's playful illustrations provide fresh interpretations of many of the tales."--Bulletin for the Center of Children's Books

About the Author

Mary Ann Hoberman is a children's poet and author. The former children's poet laureate, she is also a National Book Award recipient. She has published over forty books for children.