{"product_id":"aesops-fables-illustrated-keepsake-edition","title":"Aesop's Fables - Illustrated Keepsake Edition","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"prose dark:prose-invert inline leading-relaxed break-words min-w-0 [word-break:break-word] prose-strong:font-bold [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;*:first-child]:mt-0 [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;*:last-child]:mb-0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prose dark:prose-invert inline leading-relaxed break-words min-w-0 [word-break:break-word] prose-strong:font-bold [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;*:first-child]:mt-0 [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;*:last-child]:mb-0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prose dark:prose-invert inline leading-relaxed break-words min-w-0 [word-break:break-word] prose-strong:font-bold [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;*:first-child]:mt-0 [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;*:last-child]:mb-0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prose dark:prose-invert inline leading-relaxed break-words min-w-0 [word-break:break-word] prose-strong:font-bold [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;*:first-child]:mt-0 [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;*:last-child]:mb-0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prose dark:prose-invert inline leading-relaxed break-words min-w-0 [word-break:break-word] prose-strong:font-bold [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;*:first-child]:mt-0 [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;*:last-child]:mb-0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prose dark:prose-invert inline leading-relaxed break-words min-w-0 [word-break:break-word] prose-strong:font-bold [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;*:first-child]:mt-0 [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;*:last-child]:mb-0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prose dark:prose-invert inline leading-relaxed break-words min-w-0 [word-break:break-word] prose-strong:font-bold [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;*:first-child]:mt-0 [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;*:last-child]:mb-0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prose dark:prose-invert inline leading-relaxed break-words min-w-0 [word-break:break-word] prose-strong:font-bold [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;*:first-child]:mt-0 [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;*:last-child]:mb-0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prose dark:prose-invert inline leading-relaxed break-words min-w-0 [word-break:break-word] prose-strong:font-bold [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;*:first-child]:mt-0 [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;*:last-child]:mb-0\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAesop's Fables - Illustrated Keepsake Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome books earn their place on a shelf by being useful. A rare few earn it by being beautiful. This edition of \u003cem\u003eAesop's Fables\u003c\/em\u003e manages both - a hardcover keepsake that collects 100 of antiquity's most enduring stories in a format that genuinely warrants the word \"heirloom.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe illustrations are by Eric Carle (1929–2021), the celebrated American artist whose hand-painted paper collages became one of the most recognisable visual languages in children's literature. What few people know is that this is the tradition in which he first developed that style - his work on \u003cem\u003eAesop's Fables\u003c\/em\u003e for predates \u003cem\u003eThe Very Hungry Caterpillar\u003c\/em\u003e and marks the earliest appearance of the bold, expressive animal imagery that would define his career. Owning this edition means owning a piece of that story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fables themselves need little introduction. Aesop - a storyteller from ancient Greece whose existence is debated but whose influence is not - gave the world \"The Tortoise and the Hare,\" \"The Fox and the Grapes,\" and dozens of others that have remained in circulation for over two and a half thousand years. Their staying power is not nostalgia. These are compact, precise moral arguments that work as well on adults as they do on children, and that hold up to re-reading across a lifetime.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduction and physical details\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThis is a hardcover gift edition with a full dust jacket, finished with gold-gilded page edges - the kind of detail that distinguishes a book made to be kept from one made to be read once and forgotten. The pages are printed on premium acid-free archival paper, which means the text and illustrations will not yellow or degrade with time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe volume is compact by design: measuring 11.4cm wide by 19cm tall and weighing 227 g, it travels well and sits neatly on a bedside table or desk without demanding attention it hasn't earned. At 112 pages, it is not a book you will work through over months - it is one you will return to.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho this is for\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThis edition works as a gift for readers of any age, a considered addition to a personal library, or an introduction to Carle's art for someone who knows his later work and wants to trace it to its origin. It is equally at home in a child's room and in an adult's study - which is precisely what the best versions of these stories have always been.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat: \u003c\/strong\u003eHardcover with dust jacket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11.4 cm × 19 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight: \u003c\/strong\u003e227 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaper: \u003c\/strong\u003eAcid-free archival quality\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFinishing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gold-gilded page edges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrator: \u003c\/strong\u003eEric Carle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ccode\u003e\u003c\/code\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Peter Pauper Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44548906090631,"sku":"9781441342584","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0345\/4160\/0903\/files\/Aesops_Fables_-_Illustrated_Keepsake_Edition_page1.png?v=1777519263","url":"https:\/\/thestraywhisker.com.au\/products\/aesops-fables-illustrated-keepsake-edition","provider":"The Stray Whisker","version":"1.0","type":"link"}