The Rabbit and the Turtle Book

Eric Carle brings to life Aesop's fables with his gorgeous illustrations and charming retelling of the classic stories. Designed to engage and delight readers of all ages, this collection contains some of Aesop's most timeless tales. Beautifully reissued, this new book has all the enchantment of Eric Carle's art plus traditional morals of the fables. Eric Carle is the author and illustrator for many wonderful books. Among his most well known are THE VERY HUNGRY CATEPILLAR; THE VERY LONELY FIREFLY; THE VERY BUSY SPIDER; and BROWN BEAR, BROWN BEAR, WHAT DO YOU SEE? Mr. Carle graduated from the Akademie der Blidenden Kunste in Germany and moved back to New York to begin working as a graphic designer. He wrote his first children's book 1,2,3 TO THE ZOO in 1968 and has been writing and illustrating books ever since. He and his wife have two grown children and live in Massachusetts.Read More