PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- Retold by Caroline Lawrence and illustrated by Robert Ingpen, this splendid volume of classic morality tales is given new life and vivid realisation by two highly acclaimed creators. Told in a lightly conversational manner these little stories of talking animals and visiting gods still contain great truth and wisdom. Enhanced by expressive and carefully rendered illustrations in muted realistic hues, this is a collection to treasure for any age! Lindy
Aesop's Fables belong to every one of us. They were once simply the words of a slave; a man who lived 600 years before Christ. They were written down by a Greek, and then a Roman, and they spread, like the armies of Rome, across the known world. They were told around heathen campfires, and noble hearths; whispered in sacred monasteries and churches; lectured in Victorian school rooms and acted out by children at play.
Million-selling author Caroline Lawrence writes with the double aim of entertaining children and teaching them. Caroline is best known for her Roman Mysteries series which was televised by the BBC in 2007 and 2008. Filmed in Tunisia, Bulgaria and Malta, it was the most expensive BBC children's TV series to date. In 2009, Caroline won the Classical Association Prize for 'a significant contribution to the public understanding of Classics', an honour shared by Classicists such as Tom Holland and Mary Beard. She has since written series set in the Wild West and Roman Britain - as well as retellings of some of the events of the Aeneid.Robert Ingpen was born in 1936 in Geelong, Australia, and studied illustration art and book design at The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. In 1986 he was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for his contribution to children's literature and he has been honoured with Membership of the Order of Australia.
ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- Retold by Caroline Lawrence and illustrated by Robert Ingpen, this splendid volume of classic morality tales is given new life and vivid realisation by two highly acclaimed creators. Told in a lightly conversational manner these little stories of talking animals and visiting gods still contain great truth and wisdom. Enhanced by expressive and carefully rendered illustrations in muted realistic hues, this is a collection to treasure for any age! Lindy
