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The Hare and the Tortoise
(Macmillan, 1988)
Here is the second of two extra copies of this book. Brief, like the other three books in this set. Maybe the brevity hurts here. The drawings are lively, but the race is unmotivated. Moral: Sometimes it is better to ...
The Hare and the Tortoise
(Macmillan, 1988)
Here is the first of two extra copies of this book. Brief, like the other three books in this set. Maybe the brevity hurts here. The drawings are lively, but the race is unmotivated. Moral: Sometimes it is better to ...
The Hare and the Tortoise
(The Wright Group, 1988)
Another nicely conceived work by Biro. This booklet has only eight pages, while most others in this series have sixteen. I have been fortunate to find the whole set of #13-18 on eBay. Biro's style remains engaging. ...
The Monkey and the Fishermen
(The Wright Group, 1988)
Another nicely conceived work by Biro. Sixteen pages. I have been fortunate to find the whole set of #13-18 on eBay. Biro's style remains engaging. This version of the story tells of the monkey who wanted to catch fish ...
The Fox and the Stork
(The Wright Group, 1988)
Another nicely conceived work by Biro. Sixteen pages. I have been fortunate to find the whole set of #13-18 on eBay. Biro's style remains engaging. Clouds of steam arising from the delicious food are important in this ...
The Bear and the Travellers
(The Wright Group, 1988)
Another nicely conceived work by Biro. Sixteen pages. I have been fortunate to find the whole set of #13-18 on eBay. TB in this volume has an older and a younger friend. The latter forsakes the former. The bear surprises ...
The Fox and the Grapes
(Crown PublishersDistributed by Crown, 1988)
Large-format pop-up with very kitschy pictures. Good moral: A nasty remark will not help you get what you want.
The Lion and the Mouse
(Crown PublishersDerrydale Books /, 1988)
Large-format pop-up with very kitschy pictures.
El águila y el escarabajo.
(Editorial Everest, 1988)
Verbatim text of Samaniego followed by sixteen pages of vintage Disney. The eagle becomes a wolf, the dung beetle a duckling, the hare a bird, Jupiter a bear. Generally an excellent match, though the wolf does not devour ...
La cigarra y la hormiga
(Editorial Everest, 1988)
Verbatim text of Samaniego followed by sixteen pages of vintage Disney. Pete Pata Palo (a dog?), alias el Cigarra, runs into Grandma Duck but refuses to work for her. Against the pattern of Samaniego's ant's response, ...