Bibliographic Information: Lobel, A. (1983). Fables. New York, NY: Harper and Row.
Brief Annotation: This cleverly written animal picture book detail 20 different fables. In it are 20 different life lessons on how to be a good person and mistakes with meanings behind them. The way in which each novel is written leaves the reader unsure of the message of the fable until the very end, when it is so nicely printed.
Genre: Picture book, Folklore, Fiction
Grade Level: 1-5
Readers who will like this: Children who like stories with animals as the main character; Children who enjoy hidden messages
Response/Rating:4, this book was amazing. The way it was written made me want to continue reading even after the book was closed. During each fable I found myself predicting what the lesson was going to be, and it wasn’t until about ¾ of the way through that my guess would be correct. I enjoyed that each of the fables had its message at the bottom of the page; this would help in looking for a certain life lesson being talked about without having to search for hours.
One question you would ask before a read aloud: What is a life lesson someone has taught you? Do you think that there is always a right or wrong way to do something?
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