The Rabbit and the Turtle

By: Eric Carle (1998)

This book contains some of Aesop's fables that are retold and illustrated by Eric Carle. The fables are all fairly short, with messages like friends come in all shapes and sizes and be proud of who are.

I really liked how this book had the messages for each fable at the bottom of each fable. I think that this makes it really easy for young readers to understand what the story is telling them, especially when there are times when this may not be so clear. The illustrations be Eric Carle were also nice in that they colorfully displayed an important part of the story.

I think that this book would be very helpful in a classroom when many of the messages in the fables could really help students learn about important topics. As a teacher it may be nice to read one of these fables a day or a week and then students could discuss how they think these messages relate to their lives. Students could give examples of when they could have used these messages or how they think they are important. I think the messages in these fables would be very valuable for younger students to hear, and the way that they are presented in this book would make them easier to understand.