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Collected Fables
Author | : James Thurber |
Publisher | : HarperCollins |
Total Pages | : 324 |
Release | : 2019-06-11 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0062909185 |
"James Thurber was a comedic genius. His fables are not simply parodies of Aesop. They are wry, accurate, and powerful reflections of ourselves, our foibles, our follies, and, above all, our self-importance. And they are very, very funny." --Neil Gaiman James Thurber has been called “one of the world’s greatest humorists” by Alistair Cooke (TheAtlantic), and “one of our great American institutions” (Stanley Walker)—and few works reveal Thurber’s genius as powerfully as his fables. Perennially entertaining and astutely satirical, Thurber pinpricks the idiosyncrasies of life with verbal frivolity, hilarious insights, political shrewdness, and, of course, quirky, quotable morals. Now, readers can savor 85 fables by the twentieth century’s preeminent humorist collected for the first time in a single anthology. Here, Fables for Our Time, Further Fables for Our Time, and ten previously uncollected fables—illustrated by ten contemporary artists including Seymour Chwast, Mark Ulriksen, Laurie Rosenwald, and R. O. Blechman—are presented in Collected Fables, a must-have for readers of all ages.
Fables for Our Time
Author | : James Thurber |
Publisher | : Harper Collins |
Total Pages | : 146 |
Release | : 1983-03-23 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0060909994 |
James Thurber has been called "one of our great American institutions' (Stanley Walker), "a magnificent satirist (Boston Transcript), and "a Joyce in false-face" (New York Times). The New York Herald Tribune submits that he is "as blithe as Benchley...as savage as Swift...surprisingly wise and witty," while the Times of London, out of enthusiasm and a profound regard for truth, proclaims that "Thurber is Thurber." In Fables for Our Time, Thurber the Moralist is in the ascendancy. Here are a score or more lessons-in-prose dedicated to conventional sinners and proving--what you will. The fables are imperishably illustrated, and are supplemented by Mr. Thurber's own pictorial interpretations of famous poems in a wonderful and joyous assemblage.
Fables for Our Time and Famous Poems
Author | : James Thurber |
Publisher | : Borgo Press |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 1990-01-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780809590049 |
The Book of Fables
Author | : William Stanley Merwin |
Publisher | : Copper Canyon Press |
Total Pages | : 370 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Poetry |
ISBN | : 1556592566 |
Restoring to print 400 pages of W.S. Merwin's enigmatic and gorgeous fables.
The Fabled Life of Aesop
Author | : Ian Lendler |
Publisher | : HMH Books For Young Readers |
Total Pages | : 69 |
Release | : 2020 |
Genre | : Aesop's fables |
ISBN | : 1328585522 |
Illustrated by two-time Caldecott Honor winner Pamela Zagarenski, this is the only picture book not only tells the story of Aesop but includes his most child-friendly fables.
The Lesson
Author | : Carol Lynn Pearson |
Publisher | : Gibbs Smith |
Total Pages | : 34 |
Release | : 2001-01-26 |
Genre | : Self-Help |
ISBN | : 1423611241 |
A simple, inspiring story about solving problems from the bestselling author of A Stranger For Christmas. Robert is delighted when he successfully solves his first math problem at school—one plus one equals two. He thinks his work is done—but he’s about to learn that there are plenty more problems to solve… This inspiring, national bestselling fable brings us back to the world of homework assignments, classroom desks, and cafeteria food to remind us that grownups face problems every day and show how to solve them. You may no longer have to puzzle over what happens when two trains are approaching Cleveland, with one leaving at 1:00 P.M. and traveling at 50 mph…but perhaps you’re struggling with waking up fourteen days in a row wondering if it’s worth it to get out of bed, or why you feel like you’re giving 100% to a relationship and getting only 30% in return. Beautifully illustrated and told in the straightforward tradition of a classic fable, The Lesson is an uplifting tale that can help you rediscover the joy of finally finding the right answer.
Lia's Kind Mind
Author | : Dr. Nicole Julia |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 2020-09-30 |
Genre | : Birthmarks |
ISBN | : 9781733272711 |
Meet the second book of The Able Fables®, a heartwarming story of a young lion who adores gymnastics. When Lia struggles to master a new skill on the balance beam, she doubts her abilities and ponders quitting the sport altogether. Encouraged by her teammates, Lia harnesses the power of a kind mind and learns to embrace the balance beam as she does her birthmark.