Fables

Title: Fables

Author: Arnold Lobel

Illustrator: Arnold Lobel

Theme: fables

Summary: This collection of fables includes a wide variety of animal characters in often amusing situations and touches on many aspects of life. Each fable is brief and closes with a one-line “moral”. The illustrations are well done and add to the stories’ humor and lessons.

Characters: a variety of fantasy animal characters

Comments: I enjoy this collection of fables because the stories are not only “short and sweet”, but also so entertaining for children. The little lesson at the end of each fable provides a clear and easy opportunity to analyze characters and events; also, the lessons enable students to make connections to their own life experiences and consider how they may support or contradict the moral.

Grade level: Second-Third